WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke for the first time since she was shot.
C.J. Karamargin, a spokesman for Giffords (D-Ariz.), told CNN on Wednesday that she had asked for toast.
Giffords is in a recovery facility in Houston. She was shot in the head on Jan. 8 as she met with constituents in Tucson, Ariz. Six people were killed.
Giffords is the first Jewish congresswoman elected from Arizona.
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