WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stood among cheering, crying colleagues to say goodbye Wednesday, more than a year after she was gravely wounded by a would-be assassin.
Giffords had come to resign, a formality since she'd signaled her intention earlier, as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head during a shooting rampage in her home district in Arizona. Democrats and Republicans lined up to see her off. A prolonged standing ovation followed tributes and tears.
In her resignation letter, Giffords said she had "more work to do on my recovery before I can again serve in elected office."
Last January, a gunman opened fire at Giffords' "Congress on Your …
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