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Representative Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on her own and doctors on Tuesday were hopeful about her recovery from a head wound suffered in an Arizona shooting spree that killed six people.
Giffords, a popular 40-year-old Democrat, is still in critical condition at a Tucson hospital but is "holding her own," responding to simple commands and breathing without the aid of her ventilation tube, her doctor said.
"She has no right to look this good. We're hopeful," Dr. Michael Lemole, head of neurosurgery at the University Medical Center, said of her recovery from a bullet that passed through her brain.
"It's week to week, month to month," he said. "She's going to take her recovery at her own pace."
Lemole said Giffords was still being ventilated through a breathing tube to protect her airway and prevent complications like pneumonia.
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The bloody rampage -- at an event Giffords hosted for constituents -- has fueled debate about whether the heated rhetoric featured in recent U.S. political campaigns can lead to violence.
Loughner's family released a short statement
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"We don't understand why this happened. It may not make any difference, but we wish that we could change the heinous events of Saturday," the family statement said. "We care very deeply about the victims and their families. We are so very sorry for their loss."
A neighbor earlier told local media that Loughner's parents Amy and Randy were devastated.
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A CBS News poll released on Tuesday found a majority of Americans reject the view that inflamed political rhetoric contributed to the weekend shootings in Arizona.
The poll found 57 percent of respondents said the harsh political tone had nothing to do with the shooting, while 32 percent felt it did. The rejection of a link was strongest among Republicans, with 69 percent feeling harsh rhetoric was not related to the attack.
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While the motive for the Saturday attack was not apparent, politicians and commentators have said a climate in which strong language and ideological polarization is common may have contributed.
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