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Gabrielle Giffords spoke for the first time since she was shot in the forehead, her spokesman said Wednesday, yet another significant milestone in her recovery from a traumatic brain injury. Giffords first spoke within the past few days and is speaking "more and more," spokesman C.J. Karamargin said Wednesday. He didn't know what her first words were, but said at breakfast one morning she asked for toast. "She's working very hard and it's paying off," he said. "We're elated at this. We always knew Gabby is a fighter and that she's not going to let this thing win. And you know, every day is proof of that."

Six people, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge, were killed in the attack outside a grocery store where Giffords was meeting with constituents. Thirteen people, including Giffords, were injured.

Other news organizations, including Politico, earlier reported that Giffords had asked for toast and was able to speak.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Giffords' husband Mark Kelly said his wife had her appetite back and was eating three times a day, "even though it's hospital food."

A month after being shot in Tucson, Ariz., Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has spoken.  It's been reported that she is working hard to achieve a major goal. Giffords is in a rehab facility recovering from her wounds.Giffords' astronaut husband has confirmed that he will be aboard the final shuttle launch.

Cigarette smoke does not take too long to get into one’s bloodstream. Once in the blood, the toxins in cigarette smoke directly change the structure so that it becomes stickier to one another. Obama said not a heavy smoker who had smoked every day. Yet U.S. President was aware of his bad habits must be stopped. Through determination and family support, the president is already 9 months to quit smoking.
“I have not seen and witnessed no evidence of smoking within nine months,” said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said when asked by reporters about how Obama has bid to quit smoking as reported by politicsdaily.com.
Heavy smokers or who only occasionally smokes are equally in danger. Research shows negative effects of smoking can occur more quickly than expected, so that a cigarette is enough to trigger heart attacks.

Gibbs said Obama had struggled to quit smoking. “It (smoking) was not something he’s proud of. He knows it is not good for him. He knew he did not like about it,” Gibbs said.

“I think he has been working (trying to quit smoking) with a bang. He has struggled against that habit,” said Gibbs.

The media called Obama’s campaign slogan “Yes We Can ‘suitable enough for his determination to quit smoking. Obama’s smoking habit was under the spotlight when he advanced in the U.S. presidential election 2009. Before elected U.S. President, Obama has been determined to quit smoking.

When Obama’s campaign acknowledged the bad habit of smoking as a teenager. Some photographs are smoking Obama also had a month-monthly campaign of political opponents.

However, Obama said he was not a smoker every day. “I was never a heavy smoker. I’ve quit periodically over the last few years due to strong demand from wives and replacing them with chewing Nicolette (gum),” Obama told the Chicago Tribune during the presidential campaign this time.

At that time, Obama said his wife Michelle has given the spirit and encouraged her to get out of the vicious circle of smoking for health reasons.

In the presidential medical examination in March 2010, Obama declared healthy and continue to struggle to quit smoking. Since the medical examination was announced, the occupant of the White House also never again sees Obama smoking.

Zsa Zsa Gabor remained hospitalized in intensive care as doctors try to stabilize her and clear an infection that developed after her recent leg amputation, her husband said. Gabor was taken Tuesday to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after she began spitting up blood, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt said.

Gabor, whose 94th birthday is Sunday, also was running a high fever, von Anhalt said.

"She's still hanging in there," he said late Tuesday. "They (doctors) are still working on her, trying to stabilize her and get her moved out of intensive care into a regular room."

Gabor hasn't recognized anyone since her leg amputation surgery last month, leading doctors to say she probably suffered a stroke, von Anhalt said. He said she was "sort of conscious."

"She doesn't know what is going on. She has no memories. It could come back but the doctor doesn't know yet," van Anhalt said.

Doctors told him the only explanation for her failed memory was that she had a small stroke during the amputation.

A hospital spokesman said because of confidentiality laws, he could not confirm or deny that she was at the hospital or give a condition update.
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"Heroes" actress Ali Larter has an interesting birth story. The actress told US Weekly about the dramatic event, “During the L.A. mud slides, our street was closed.”

The young boy's music teacher witnessed the gun fall out of his pocket during class. Investigators say the gun was loaded, but no rounds were in the chamber.

Elizabeth Edwards died of breast cancer on Tuesday. News of her death came a day after it was announced that she had ended treatment on her doctors' advice. We take a look back at her life, her family and her battle against the illness.

Her last days
Edwards' family gathered around her at the family's Chatham County, N.C., home. Her estranged husband, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, reportedly moved back in to help care for Elizabeth and their two young children.

Her daily life
In recent years, Elizabeth Edwards tried to live a normal life. She became a businesswoman, opening a store in Chapel Hill. She also took children Jack and Emma Claire on family outings.

How they met
Elizabeth Anania met John Edwards while they were both law students. They married right after graduation.

Her cancer battle begins
In 2004, John Kerry conceded defeat in the race for president against George W. Bush; John Edwards was Kerry's running mate. Elizabeth Edwards, meanwhile, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Their children
Elizabeth and John Edwards are the parents of four children. Wade Edwards died in 1996, while he was still a high school student. How old was Elizabeth Edwards when she had Emma Claire?

First cancer fight
She began treatment soon after the presidential election was settled, though she reportedly was in constant pain. What else did she say in her 2006 memoir about being injected with anti-cancer drugs?

John Edwards' presidential campaign
Elizabeth Edwards had appeared the supportive wife during her husband's vice-presidential bid, and she took a similar role in his 2008 presidential campaign. She was also considered one of his closest advisors.

John Edwards' affair
John Edwards reportedly admitted his affair with Rielle Hunter to his wife not long after he announced his presidential bid Why did she reportedly counsel him to quit the race? Here's how reports of the affair surfaced.

Campaign and cancer
In March 2007, John and Elizabeth announced that her cancer had returned but that his campaign for the presidency would continue.