Mort Rosenblum | On Celebrating Gabby and Calling Bullshit



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21 February 18
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Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who was shot and wounded in a 2011 shooting rampage is seen here with her husband Mark Kelly. (photo: Getty)
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Rosenblum writes: "Imagine where the world might be today if we had been paying more attention to Gabrielle Giffords."
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