Jared Loughner, the 24 year old man who shot former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has been given seven life prison sentences without parole plus 140 years for his crime. Giffords this week sat in the courtroom, "looked in the eyes of the man who shot her," and, through her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, told Loughner she was now "done thinking about you." Because of her injury, Giffords has difficulty speaking and is partially paralyzed.
Gabrielle Giffords tells shooter she's "done thinking about you"
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