Gabrielle Giffords has not decided on 2012 bid

The appearance of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) on the House floor Monday night warmed hearts. It also renewed interest in whether the congresswoman, greviously injured in a shooting this January, would be able to run for re-election in 2012.

This morning, the Democratic National Committee chairwoman said the party was readying for Giffords' permanent return. But a spokeswoman for the congresswoman said no decision on Giffords' political future had been made.

"We are confident that she is going to come back to help us full time," Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said on CBS' Early Show. At the same time, the chairwoman acknowledged that her close friend "still has a long way to go in her recovery."

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Paul Kane 02 Aug, 2011

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