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 February 11, 2011

One Month On, Shooting Survivors Find Strength

Survivors Ron Barber and Pam Simon say there's a "whole lot yet to be done"
by Gisela Telis

giffords staff 617x347 Ron Barber (left) with fellow congressional staff member Pam Simon. Both were wounded on Jan. 8, 2011.
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A month after the tragic Jan. 8 attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, two survivors of the shooting reflect on their recoveries.

Ron Barber, the Congresswoman's district director, and Pam Simon, her outreach coordinator, were wounded in the shooting. With their physical and emotional recoveries underway, both are eager to return to work for her constituents. The office, which re-opened just two days after the shooting, has been humming "as usual."

"We work hard," says Barber. "The Congresswoman inspires that in all of us."

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