Rep. Giffords may appear on news program for 1st time since shooting

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Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Eight months after being shot in the head outside an Arizona supermarket, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is considering doing her first post-tragedy TV news interview this fall on ABC, her spokesman said Monday.

The program is scheduled to air November 14, the network said in a news release. That will be a day before the anticipated release of the couple's joint memoir, co-written by Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow and titled "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope."

Giffords' spokesman, Mark Kimble, said Monday that the Arizona Democrat "has not yet decided whether she will participate in an on-camera interview."

"She will make that decision based on her progress," Kimble said.

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1. Go Gabby!

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