Gabrielle Giffords

Iraq war vet wins Arizona Republican primary for Giffords' seat

TUCSON, Arizona - Iraq war veteran Jesse Kelly has won the Republican primary in Arizona to pick the party's candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives seat of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting spree last year and later resigned.

Ex-Giffords aide to run for her House seat

PHOENIX - Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords who was wounded along with her in a deadly shooting last year, said on Thursday he would run in a special election to fill her seat representing southern Arizona in the House of Representatives.

Politics, 09 Feb 2012

Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control

NEW YORK - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.

U.S., Special Reports 05 Feb 2012

Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control

NEW YORK - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.

U.S., Special Reports 04 Feb 2012

Special election set for June 12 to fill Giffords' seat

PHOENIX - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday ordered a special general election to be held on June 12 to fill a congressional seat vacated by Tucson Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned to focus on recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.

Politics, U.S., 27 Jan 2012

Special election set for June 12 to fill Giffords' seat

PHOENIX - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday ordered a special general election to be held on June 12 to fill the congressional seat vacated by Tucson Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned to focus on recovering from her gunshot wound of last year.

U.S., Politics, 27 Jan 2012

Giffords quits Congress to focus on recovery

WASHINGTON - Amid tears, salutes and standing ovations, Representative Gabrielle Giffords submitted her resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona, last year. | Video

Politics, U.S. 26 Jan 2012

Giffords quits Congress to focus on recovery

WASHINGTON - Amid tears, salutes and standing ovations, Representative Gabrielle Giffords submitted her resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona, last year.

Politics, U.S., 25 Jan 2012

Wounded Giffords resigns from Congress

TUCSON, Ariz - Representative Gabrielle Giffords, gravely wounded a year ago in a deadly Tucson shooting spree, submitted her resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery. | Video

Politics, U.S., 25 Jan 2012

Warm hugs, ovation for Giffords at Obama speech

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who leaves Congress this week a year after being shot in the head by a gunman in her home state, received a standing ovation from colleagues and a hug and kiss from President Barack Obama on Tuesday night in an emotional appearance at the State of the Union address. | Video

Politics, 25 Jan 2012