Giffords has been ever the picture of inspiration and poise, to both Republicans and Democrats, throughout this trying past year, as she’s sought to regain the speech and physical abilities she lost after suffering a near-fatal bullet to the head during a Congress on your Corner event. She said as one of her final acts in office she plans to complete that constituent event that was tragically interrupted.
Cong. Gabrielle Giffords announced in a video message Sunday she would resign from Congress this week to focus on her ongoing recovery after an assassination attempt on her life last January.
Giffords has been ever the picture of inspiration and poise, to both Republicans and Democrats, throughout this trying past year, as she’s sought to regain the speech and physical abilities she lost after suffering a near-fatal bullet to the head during a Congress on your Corner event. She said as one of her final acts in office she plans to complete that constituent event that was tragically interrupted.
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Tennessee Republicans unveiled a congressional map on Friday that shores up the three-seat gain they made in 2010. Likely solidifying their grip on the Volunteer State for years to come, Republicans have now created seven districts that voted over 60 percent for John McCain in 2008.
In fact, the biggest threat to a Republican incumbent in the new map doesn’t come from a Democrat but from a member of his own party. With freshman Scott DesJarlais now in a dramatically retooled 4th District, he could be highly vulnerable in a GOP primary. While most of the news was focused on Iowa and the presidential race during the holidays, several states were rushing to meet year-end deadlines to redraw their congressional lines. In New Jersey, losing a congressional seat now guaranteed a Democrat will be on the chopping block, while in Washington the new 10th District is favored to go to a Democrat while two incumbent Republicans were shored up. New Mexico lines will go virtually unchanged, while a federal court ordered West Virginia in the first week of the year to redo its maps. Here’s a rundown of the highlights:
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