The Arizona Republic:

Giffords stepping down from Congress

Jan. 22, 2012 11:52 AM
The Republic | azcentral.com

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced on YouTube today that she is stepping down from Congress in a two-minute video where she thanked the community for the support as she recovered from the shooting.

Giffords said she plans to focus on her recovery.

Giffords’ YouTube Post (makes me want to cry also).

GabbyGiffords Tweet
Attn media: For full details on Rep. Giffords’ plans to step down & attend #SOTU, see release: http://t.co/JB5zE9F9
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