Ron Barber, an aide to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), will run for the House seat she just left. Barber, 66, was Giffords’ district director until she retired last month. He was shot twice, once in the face and once in the leg, in the massacre that left six dead and nearly killed his boss. Read full article >>
Ron Barber, Wounded In Tucson Shooting, To Run For Gabrielle Giffords’s House Seat
Rachel Weiner, Washington Post
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 10:39am
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