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An emotional
President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to "take meaningful action,
regardless of the politics," to prevent future tragedies like the
shooting massacre Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,
Conn.
"Our hearts are broken today,"
Obama said in a brief statement at the White House briefing room,
frequently pausing to wipe tears from his eyes. "The majority of those
who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of 5
and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them: birthdays,
graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also
teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children
fulfill their dreams."
Obama expressed sorrow for the
victims' loved ones and sympathy for the parents of the children who
survived but who know that "their children's innocence has been torn
away from them too early."
"As a country we have been
through this too many times," Obama said, listing a series of mass
shootings over the past few years in places like Aurora, Colo.
"These neighborhoods are our
neighborhoods, and these children are our children. And we're going to
have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more
tragedies like this, regardless of the politics," he stressed. Read more at new.yahoo.com
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