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Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:12 AM

Published 11/07/2009 by AFP via Yahoo!


Shooting tragedy also showed 'best of America': Obama

WASHINGTON (AFP) US President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure US service men and women in the wake of a deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, saying the tragedy had also displayed 'the best of America.' 'Thursday's shooting was one of the most devastating ever committed on an American...

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...best of America. "Thursday's shooting was one of the most devastating ever committed on an American military base" Obama said in his weekly...
Shooting tragedy also showed 'best of America': Obama [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/07/2009]
...radio address. "And yet, even as we saw the worst of human nature on full display, we also saw the best of America." The president noted...
Shooting tragedy also showed 'best of America': Obama [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/07/2009]
...such an attack. "But what we do know is that our thoughts are with every single one of the men and women who were injured at Fort Hood" he said. 'Our thoughts...
Shooting tragedy also showed 'best of America': Obama [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/07/2009]

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