Giffords able to Stand Up as She Readies for Rehab

Family Says Congresswoman To Begin Next Phase Of Recovery

MARILYNN MARCHIONE, Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. — Less than two weeks after surviving a bullet through the brain, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stood up and looked out the window of her hospital room Wednesday as she prepares to move to Houston to begin an arduous journey of intensive mental and physical rehabilitation.

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