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Barack Obama: “There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: The hopes of a nation are…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2011
There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: The hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the other living victims of this tragedy will pull through.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama expressed condolences and solidarity with the victims and their families during a memorial service.

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