Photos: Gabrielle Giffords
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Photographs of Giffords since her campaign for Arizona House of Representatives in 2000.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leads the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of the Candlelight Vigil on the University of Arizona Mall honoring the victims and survivors of the January 8, 2011 shooting.At far left is Tucson mayor Jonathan Rothschild and on the far right is Giffords' husband Mark Kelly.
- Benjie Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords waved to the large crowd as they cheered for her when she walked onto the stage as she and her husband Mark Kelly attended the Candlelight Vigil on the University of Arizona Mall Jan. 8.
- Benjie Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Captain Mark Kelly hugs his wife Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after receiving the Legion of Merit from Vice President Joe Biden during Captain Kelly's retirement ceremony in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.
- Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords listens as her husband, Captain Mark Kelly speaks at his retirement ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.
- Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
This image released by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office, shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left, and Pelosi, right, posing with Giffords husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly of the Navy, at his retirement ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The visit marks Giffords second trip to Washington since she was shot in the head last January while meeting with constituents in her district. Aides said Giffords planned to conduct no congressional business and would return to Houston shortly after the ceremony to continue her rehabilitation.
- AP Photo/House Leader Nancy Pelosi's office
In this image from House Television, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., appears on the floor of the House of Representatives Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Washington. Giffords was on the floor for the first time since her shooting earlier this year, attending a vote on the debt standoff compromise.
- AP Photo/House Television
In this image from House Television, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., center, gets a hug as she appears on the floor of the House of Representatives Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Washington. Giffords was on the floor for the first time since her shooting earlier this year, attending a vote on the debt standoff compromise. (AP Photo/House Television)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leads the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of the Candlelight Vigil on the University of Arizona Mall honoring the victims and survivors of the January 8, 2011 shooting.At far left is Tucson mayor Jonathan Rothschild and on the far right is Giffords' husband Mark Kelly.
- Benjie Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords waved to the large crowd as they cheered for her when she walked onto the stage as she and her husband Mark Kelly attended the Candlelight Vigil on the University of Arizona Mall Jan. 8.
- Benjie Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Captain Mark Kelly hugs his wife Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after receiving the Legion of Merit from Vice President Joe Biden during Captain Kelly's retirement ceremony in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.
- Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords listens as her husband, Captain Mark Kelly speaks at his retirement ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden in the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.
- Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
This image released by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office, shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left, and Pelosi, right, posing with Giffords husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly of the Navy, at his retirement ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The visit marks Giffords second trip to Washington since she was shot in the head last January while meeting with constituents in her district. Aides said Giffords planned to conduct no congressional business and would return to Houston shortly after the ceremony to continue her rehabilitation.
- AP Photo/House Leader Nancy Pelosi's office
In this image from House Television, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., appears on the floor of the House of Representatives Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Washington. Giffords was on the floor for the first time since her shooting earlier this year, attending a vote on the debt standoff compromise.
- AP Photo/House Television
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., sits in a car with her husband Mark Kelly as she leaves the U.S. Capitol after she appeared on the House floor to vote on debt legislation in Washington, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
- Susan Walsh
In this image from House Television, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., center, gets a hug as she appears on the floor of the House of Representatives Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Washington. Giffords was on the floor for the first time since her shooting earlier this year, attending a vote on the debt standoff compromise. (AP Photo/House Television)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., prepares to enter a car as she leaves the U.S. Capitol after a vote on debt legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
- Jacquelyn Martin
- Photo by the Arizona Daily Star
- Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
- Photo by the Arizona Daily Star
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- Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
- Photo by the Arizona Daily Star
- Photo by the Arizona Daily Star
- Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
- Photo by the Arizona Daily Star
- Photo by the Arizona Daily Star
- Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
- Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
- Photo by the Arizona Daily Star
- Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
- Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who doesn’t find words easily after being shot clear through the head in January, two photos released to Arizona media Saturday are the first direct communication she’s had with her constituents.
The new photos of Gabrielle Giffords were taken on May 17. It was a Tuesday morning, the day…
The shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in January has left Democrats in Arizona without a candidate for next year's U.S. Senate race, even though party officials in Washington have declared the state a tremendous opportunity to pick up a seat.
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