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Capitol Lens: Goodbye, Gabby

By Douglas Graham
Posted January 25, 2012 at 4:30pm

President Barack Obama bid a fond farewell to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords prior to his State of the Union address Tuesday night. The hug was merely a prelude to an emotional Wednesday on the House floor, when the Arizona Democrat submitted her resignation.

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