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Obama Says Devastation Unlike Any He Has Ever Seen

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. Said the president: "I've never seen devastation like this." "We're going...

NASA Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour's Last Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA abruptly called off space shuttle Endeavour's final launch Friday because of a puzzling heater failure in a critical power unit, disappointing huge crowds converging on the area for the afternoon liftoff. President Barack Obama and his family were planning to watch Endeavour blast off. It...

Excitement Builds for Next-to-Last Space Shuttle Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's still a day before space shuttle Endeavour is set to soar one last time. But already, the excitement level is approaching an all-time high. It's the next-to-last shuttle flight, as well as Endeavour's final voyage. Add to that the presence of the commander's wounded congresswoman wife, and...

NASA Braces for Giffords, Obama, Huge Launch Crowd

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left hospitals behind Wednesday for the first time since her tragic shooting nearly four months ago and traveled to NASA territory for the next-to-last space shuttle launch with her husband in command. "Gabby is looking forward to some time away from the rehab center & the...

Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Flight [PHOTOS]

The final flight of the space shuttle Endeavour, STS-134, marks the next-to-last flight of the Space Shuttle program. Commander Mark Kelly's wife, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was critically wounded in a January shooting. Kelly resumed training in February for the flight and is hopeful Giffords will be able to...

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Mark Kelly Comments On Gabrielle Giffords' Continuing Recovery

Mark Kelly weighed in on his wife Gabrielle Giffords' recovery Friday morning, saying she's "doing really well."

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Ron Barber, Arizona Candidate Running For Giffords' Seat, Endorsed By National Social Security Advocacy Group

The race to succeed Gabrielle Giffords in Congress has turned into a localized debate over the future of Social Security and Medicare.

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06/01/12 Tucson voters will have choices to make this year Source: AzBiz.com - Tucson AZ Democratic and Republican voters will see competitve primariy elections Aug. 28 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jon Kyl and all three of the new Congressional Districts that include a portion of Southern Arizona, according to candidate filings as of the May 30 deadline.
05/29/12 Gabrielle Giffords Took in a Musical the Other Night Source: Tucson Weekly - Tucson AZ Not that this is particularly newsworthy on its own, but it's nice to see Gabrielle Giffords out and about and smiling.
05/28/12 Arizona: Ron Barber Noncommittal on Vote for Nancy... Source: Roll Call - Washington DC Ron Barber, the Democrat running to succeed ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, remains noncommittal on whether he would vote for Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to lead his party after the November elections.
05/28/12 CD 8 Candidate Ron Barber endorsed by three newspapers Source: Tucson Citizen - Tucson AZ The Arizona Daily Star, The Tucson Weekly, and The Arizona Republic newspapers have all endorsed Democrat Ron Barber for the vacant U.S.House seat in CD 8 (which encompasses parts of Cochise, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz Counties).
05/26/12 GOP registration advantage up in Giffords district Source: GetOut - Mesa AZ TUCSON, Ariz. New numbers show that Republicans have an even bigger voter registration advantage in Arizona's Congressional District 8 than they had two years ago.

Background on gabrielle giffords

Gabrielle Dee "Gabby" Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American politician. As a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, she represented from 2007 until her resignation on January 25, 2012, having been elected to Congress three times.

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