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Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords!
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has named a ship for Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head received in January 2011.
http://news.yahoo.com/navy-names-ship-former-congresswoman-giffords-202942575.html
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I have no idea how ships are named. Are they named after women very often?
