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Giffords brings convention to tears
Posted: 09.07.2012 at 7:30 AM
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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, right, reacts after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.  / AP photo
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Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made a dramatic appearance on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, drawing people to tears with a halting-but-determined recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.

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