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April 15, 2013 | Staff Writer

President Obama Speaks on Explosions in Boston (Video)

President Barack Obama delivers a statement from the briefing room about the explosions at the Boston Marathon on April 15. “We will find out who did this,” Obama said. You can watch more here:

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December 14, 2012 | Staff Writer

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President Orders U.S. Flag to Half-Staff

President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation ordering the U.S. flag to be flown at half staff from now until sunset Dec. 18 “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut.” Pursuant to President Obama’s proclamation to lower the United States […]

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September 12, 2012 | Staff Writer

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Flags Lowered After Libya Attack

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag and all State flags flown at half-staff immediately. This is in memory of John Christopher Stevens, United States Ambassador to Libya, and American personnel killed in the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya. The flags should remain at half staff until sunset on Sunday, September […]

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