LOS ANGELES: US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona has begun speaking as she continues her stunning recovery a month after being shot in the head—and one of her first requests was for toast.

The 40-year-old, shot at point-blank range by a reportedly unstable gunman on January 8, is talking more and more every day as she undergoes intensive rehabilitation in a hospital in Houston, Texas, said a spokesman on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

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