TUCSON, Ariz.
Rep. Giffords to be moved to Houston rehab center
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be moved Friday to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston to begin the next phase of her recovery from a gunshot wound, barring medical issues that would delay the transfer, her family said Wednesday.
Giffords’ husband said his wife’s care will continue at TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston, where he lives and works as an astronaut. Doctors say the exact day of the move will depend on Giffords’ health.
Kelly is scheduled to command NASA’s last space shuttle flight in April, but that’s uncertain now. He has been a constant presence at Giffords’ bedside.
Giffords was gravely wounded by a gunshot to the forehead on Jan. 8 as she was meeting with constituents outside a grocery store in Tucson. The gunman shot 18 other people, killing six and wounding 12 more.
DENVER
Grand jury indicts Loughner in attempted assassinations
A federal grand jury indicted Jared Lee Loughner Wednesday for attempting to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and two of her staffers in a Tucson shooting rampage that killed six and wounded 13.
The indictments are the first in an expected series against Loughner, 22, who could face the death penalty if convicted in the Jan. 8 events. Indictments on his alleged slaying of a federal judge and a Giffords staffer could be issued in coming weeks. Federal prosecutors filed charges on those killings last week, but grand jury indictments would replace them.
“Today’s charges are just the beginning of our legal action,” U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke said in a statement.
Loughner’s next court appearance is scheduled for Monday in Phoenix. The case was moved from Tucson because Loughner is accused of killing the presiding judge of the federal court there, John Roll. All of Arizona’s federal judges have recused themselves. The case is being heard by a California judge.
STAMFORD, Conn.
Lieberman will not seek fifth term in U.S. Senate
Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut announced Wednesday that he will not seek a fifth term, ending a political career spanning four decades in which he evolved from a reliably Democratic state legislator into an independent U.S. senator who backed the war in Iraq and the Republican candidate for president.
While Lieberman’s supporters lamented his decision not to run in 2012, many constituents, especially Democrats, said they were pleased because the “Joe” they knew as a state lawmaker and activist state attorney general is already long gone.
Lieberman announced his intentions to retire before supporters at a downtown hotel, near the site of his childhood home. While he acknowledged that he’d likely face a difficult re-election campaign, Lieberman, 68, downplayed speculation he was backing down from a tough race.
He invoked a Bible verse from Ecclesiastes in explaining his decision: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.”
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