Gabby Giffords, One Year Later

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Survivor
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) poses for a photo the day after the launch of NASA space shuttle Endeavour and the day before she had cranioplasty surgery, outside TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital May 17, 2011 in Houston, Texas. January 8, 2012 marks the one-year anniversary of Giffords' shooting.

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