On the recordJanuary 11, 2011
What we cannot do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on each other.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “What we cannot do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on each other.”
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Obama calls for unity and healing rather than division in the aftermath of the tragedy.
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