Caption: The President & First Lady after his remarks in Tucson, Credit: White House Photo, Pete Souza, 1/12/11
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The President & First Lady after his remarks in Tucson 

President Obama speaks in Tucson Jan. 12, 2011

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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2011
Remarks by the President at a Memorial Service for the Victims of the Shooting in Tucson, Arizona

McKale Memorial Center
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

6:43 P.M. MST

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Please, please be seated. (Applause.)

To the families of those we’ve lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants who are gathered here, the people of Tucson and the people of Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today and will stand by you tomorrow. (Applause.)

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 grie...
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