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Barack Obama: “My immediate thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and with the families of the fallen. It's difficult enough when…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2009
My immediate thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and with the families of the fallen. It's difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas. It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an army base on American soil.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama expresses his condolences and horror over the shooting at Fort Hood.

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