Giffords' Husband Releases Statement

Giffords's Husband Thanks Supporters
Mark Kelly, Astronaut and husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, issued this statement Sunday night expressing thanks for the "outpouring of support" for the congresswoman and her family. Giffords remained in critical condition Sunday after initially undergoing surgery Saturday afternoon. Kelly's statement: On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude...

Giffords' husband: 'Little that we can do but pray'
The office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) released a statement late Sunday from her husband, Navy pilot and Astronaut Mark Kelly, thanking well-wishers for their support and suggesting ways that Arizonans can help in this difficult time. Here is the full statement: On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of support. Gabby was doing what she loved most - hearing fr...

Giffords Husband Releases Statement
On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of support. Gabby was doing what she loved most — hearing from her constituents — when this tragedy occurred. Serving Southern Arizonans is her passion, and nothing makes her more proud than representing them in Congress. Like all Americans, we mourn the loss of Judge John M. Roll, Christina Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris,...

Mark Kelly Statement: Gabby Giffords' Husband Addresses Arizona Shooting
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband Mark Kelly, a NASA Astronaut, issued a statement on the shooting on Sunday evening. He suggests that people who want to help make a donation to the American Red Cross or a Tucson-based food bank, "two organizations that Gabby has long valued and supported." The full statement is below. * * * * On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of su...

Gabrielle Giffords' Husband Mark Kelly Says "Gabby Was Doing What She Loved Most...There Is Little We Can Do But Pray"
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly ​Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who remains in critical condition after Saturday's shooting, has issued a statement. Via Giffords' website, Kelly says, "There is little that we can do but pray for those who are struggling," and suggests reaching out to Tucson's Community Food Bank and the Red Cross if you'd like to make a positive gesture. Full statement after the jump. "On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I ...

Congresswoman Giffords's husband (as an aside, he is an astronaut)
On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of support. Gabby was doing what she loved most - hearing from her constituents - when this tragedy occurred. Serving Southern Arizonans is her passion, and nothing makes her more proud than representing them in Congress. Like all Americans, we mourn the loss of Judge John M. Roll, Christina Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, P...

Gabby Giffords' Husband Releases Statement: 'There is Little We Can Do But Pray'
In his first public comments since the shooting of his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly thanks the First Responders and ordinary citizens who rushed to help the Victims of Saturday's rampage in Tucson. Kelly, a Veteran NASA Astronaut, released a written statement Sunday night. Giffords remained in critical condition early Monday, according to doctors. Kelly has the assignment to command the next and last flight of the Space Shuttle, scheduled for spring, but that may now be in doubt giv...

Statement from Gabby Giffords Husband, Mark Kelly
On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of support. Gabby was doing what she loved most — hearing from her constituents — when this tragedy occurred. Serving Southern Arizonans is her passion, and nothing makes her more proud than representing them in Congress. Like all Americans, we mourn the loss of Judge John M. Roll, Christina Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, P...

Giffords' husband thanks the nation
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’s husband is speaking out for the first time since his wife was shot, expressing “heartfelt gratitude” for the “unbelievable outpouring of support” from Americans in the hours since tragedy struck. In a moving statement, NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly voiced his appreciation for the help he and his wife have received from across the country. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset “On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend o...

Congresswoman's Husband Thanks Americans
Mark Kelly, the Navy captain and Astronaut whose wife, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, was gravely wounded in an Assassination attempt, has issued a statement thanking Americans for their support and encouraging Charitable Donations to a local community food bank in Tucson and to the American Red Cross. “On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of support,” Captain K...

In a pall, official Washington a stunned place
(01-10) 19:32 PST WASHINGTON, CA (AP) -- The nation's capital lumbered to work in a pall Monday, somber from the Congress to the White House, as official Washington absorbed an Assassination attempt against one of its own. Giving voice to the grief, President Barack Obama conceded that everyone was still in shock. By the end of the long day, Obama had secured plans to travel on Wednesday to Tucson, Ariz., to speak at a memorial service for the Victims of the deadly attack. White House spokesma...

Pols' security getting closer look in wake of Ariz. shootings
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said Monday he would move his district office to a safer neighborhood, and Sen. Mark Kirk planned to attend a town hall meeting with extra protection in the wake of the weekend shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. But some other members of Illinois' congressional delegation did not anticipate security changes. "In terms of curtailing my activities or having protection, that wouldn't work," Rep. Mike Quigley said. Quigley, a Democrat from the North Si...

AZ shootings: McConnell, Yarmuth talk rhetoric and security
Related: Suspect in attack on congresswoman to appear in court McConnell speaks to Students about Tucson shootings Obama: US grieving, shocked over Ariz. rampage Military: alleged Giffords gunman failed Drug Test McConnell calls for review of congressional security (WHAS11) - The Assassination attempt of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that killed six and injured 14 others has sparked a national debate about whether inflammatory political Rhetoric was a factor in the attack. After Pim...

The latest from Arizona
THE LATEST FROM Arizona.... We don't know why Jared Lee Loughner, the accused gunman in Saturday's massacre, chose to do what he did, and the fate of his Victims who survived the violence is also unclear. But as the legal and investigatory process unfolds, a picture is coming into focus. Prosecutors charged Jared L. Loughner, a troubled 22-year-old College Dropout, with five federal counts on Sunday, including the attempted Assassination of a member of Congress, in connection with a shooting r...

Giffords' chief of staff releases statement
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' Chief of Staff Pia Carusone responded to the shootings in Tucson in a statement to the media Saturday evening. The full text of is below. "An unthinkable tragedy occurred at our Congress On Your Corner event today in Tucson. Our community has lost beloved friends and colleagues, and many more are injured. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of them and to those who are suffering the loss of treasured friends and family members." "Congresswoman Giffords ...

Statement from Giffords top staffer
A statement from Rep. Giffords's Chief of Staff, Pia Carusone: An unthinkable tragedy occurred at our Congress On Your Corner event today in Tucson. Our community has lost beloved friends and colleagues, and many more are injured. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of them and to those who are suffering the loss of treasured friends and family members. Congresswoman Giffords is dedicated to serving the people of Southern Arizona. It was in this spirit that our office organized today's event....

Arizona's State of Fear
Long before Gabrielle Giffords was shot, Arizona politicians from Raúl Grijalva to Sheriff Joe Arpaio received gruesome death threats. Bryan Curtis talks to them about Arizona’s year of terror....

Wounded man, physician among those who stepped up during shooting
A man who'd been grazed with a bullet helped subdue a gunman. An intern tended to the wounded congresswoman whose staff he'd joined just days before. A woman put an extra ammunition clip out of the gunman's reach, and a doctor who'd witnessed the shooting performed CPR on the injured. CNN Heroes salutes the following people who responded to Saturday's shooting at a political event outside a Supermarket in Tucson, Arizona - a shooting that killed six people and wounded 14...

Arizona massacre, America's soul-searching
OUR OPINION: cf,gtm Was gunman's rampage prompted by heated political Rhetoric? Those searching for easy answers after a 22-year-old shot 20 people, killing six, during U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' meeting with constituents in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday won't find any. Yes, guns are easily accessible in this country. Yes, in the past two years we have seen Political Speech ratcheted up with gun-toting participants at some Tea Party events, and some Democrats in Congress faced angry voters at to...

Auburn-Oregon Party, Tucson Tragedy = An Emotional 3 Days for Arizona
In a cruel twist of timing, the eyes of the nation focused on Arizona on Monday – not because of the Tucson shooting rampage Saturday that left six dead and 14 wounded. Instead, the center of attention had moved by Monday afternoon about 125 miles north to Glendale, where the BCS national Championship Game was set to be played. Certainly the day was filled with reflection and remembrances related to the devastating attack on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and people who had stopped at a shop...

Fox Appears to Censor Vigil in Order to Protect Palin
We don’t want to jump to conclusions, but—oh what the hell. In this clip Fox News cuts to commercial the moment Sarah Palin’s name comes up at an Arizona vigil. In case you haven’t heard, Sarah Palin has been absorbing some of the fallout of the recent massacre in Arizona because she once put a target sign on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ district and told her supporters to “reload.”...

Hanoi Jane and Jared
Fresh off promoting her Fit and Strong exercise video, without even one iota of evidence, Jane Fonda took to Twitter to blame the tragic shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the cold-blooded Murder of six innocent individuals, including a nine-year-old girl, on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and the Tea Party. Jane is more focused on condemning uninvolved Conservatives than she is on the maniacal murderer who slaughtered half a dozen people in cold blood in a Parking Lot. Given th...

The heroesof Arizona
It's an ancient warfare tactic, and one Terrorists of every stripe employ to wreak violence on the innocent: The element of surprise. Once the attacker ambushes presumably unarmed civilians, in a peaceful setting, the Victims are usually paralyzed through shock and cannot defend themselves. It takes remarkable presence of mind to survive – much less mount a unified offensive against the attacker and save other innocents. In the Arizona attack Saturday that killed six and injured 14, the...

Pima County Dem Chair: Time Will Prove Loughner To Be A Right-Winger
Source: Talking Points Memo TUCSON, AZ -- Conservatives gloating about the biography of the suspected shooter of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) will eat their words in the end, according to the chair of the Pima County Democratic Party. "Here's what I think you're going to find," Jeff Rogers told me in an interview today. "I think you're going to find that he was (a conservative)." "I think we'll find a treasure trove of stuff from his computer," he told me. "How much of that we're going to get...

Was the Arizona Shooter an Anti-Semite?
Jared Loughner may not be linked to the Racist group American Renaissance, contrary to early reports, but he might have attacked Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for her proud Jewishness. We may never know, says Eric Alterman....