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Friday, January 21, 2011

Giffords leaves Tucson hospital for rehab

TUCSON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left a Tucson hospital Friday almost two weeks after she was shot to to begin rehabilitation in Houston. The Veterans of Foreign Wars provided a motorcycle escort for the ambulance carrying Giffords to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Giffords to move to Houston rehab center

TUCSON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Doctors sought to determine Thursday if U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., could be moved to a Houston rehab center two weeks after being shot in the head. Giffords left her bed with help Wednesday and stood by the window of her room, officials at Tucson's University... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Smoking causes DNA damage in minutes

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Cigarette smoke causes genetic damage within minutes -- not years -- after inhalation into the lungs, U.S. researchers say. Stephen S. Hecht of the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota and colleagues say evidence indicates harmful substances in tobacco... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Services mark MLK Day in United States

ATLANTA, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Community service and prayer services across the United States Monday mark the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. -- "honoring the values" of his life. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. used the shootings in Tucson, in which six people died and 13 were injured,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Neighbor: Tucson shooter family withdrew

TUCSON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A neighbor of alleged Tucson gunman Jared Loughner said Sunday a change came over the entire Loughner family a few years ago. Lynne Raich said on ABC News' "This Week" that the joy suddenly seemed to disappear from the Loughner home and the family not only quit talking to... Sign in to see full entry.

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