It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the death of Kayla Jean Mueller, on behalf of the American people, Michelle and I convey our deepest condolences to Kayla's family - her parents, Marsha and Carl, and her brother Eric and his family - and all of those who loved Kayla dearly. At this time of unimaginable suffering, the country shares in their grief.

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As a gun owner himself, the governor is ready to work with the General Assembly on common sense steps like universal background checks. Unfortunately, Mr. Carrico’s quote is a good representation of the interest he and his colleagues have shown in productive work on this serious issue so far.

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Some of it justified but just misdirected, i think somebody like Mr. Trump is taking advantage of that. That's what he's exploiting during the course of his campaign.

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I think that there is a legitimate criticism of what I've been doing and our administration has been doing in the sense that we haven't, you know, on a regular basis I think described all the work that we've been doing for more than a year now to defeat ISIL.

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And so part of our goal here is to make sure that people are informed about all the actions that we're taking.

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Obama blames media for stoking ISIS fears - The Hill :. by President Obama

Obama blames media for stoking ISIS fears - The Hill :.

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Look, the media is pursuing ratings. by President Obama

Look, the media is pursuing ratings.

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For us to close it is part of our counterterrorism strategy. by President Obama

For us to close it is part of our counterterrorism strategy.

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We will wait until Congress has definitely said no to a well-thought-out plan with numbers attached to it, before we say anything definitive about my executive authority here.

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As we’ve become better at preventing complex, multifaceted attacks like 9/11, terrorists turned to less complicated acts of violence like the mass shootings that are all too common in our society, it is this type of attack that we saw at Fort Hood in 2009. In Chattanooga earlier this year. And now in San Bernardino.

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We are squeezing its heart and making it harder for them to pump out its propaganda and terror, iSIL leaders cannot hide, and our point to them is ‘You are next,’.

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In short, this agreement will mean less of pollution that threatens our planet. Full implementation of this agreement and will pave the way for more progress in stages over the years. It sends a powerful signal: a low carbon future, in clean energy at a scale we have never seen before.

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All countries have a role to play in climate change, wind and solar [energy] …creating a new and steady stream of middle class jobs.

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After the Oct. 10 launch, President Obama promised to raise the issue with the sanctions committee, but said that it would not derail the July nuclear agreement. I think what we'll be doing is we'll review, as we have in the past, any violations of Security Council resolutions, and we'll deal with them much as we have in the past.

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It is possible that this was terrorist-related but we don’t know, it’s also possible that this was workplace related and until the FBI has been able to conduct what is going to be a large number of individuals, until we understand the nature of the workplace relation between the individual and his superiors, because he worked with the organization where this terrible shooting took place, until all the social media and electronic info has been exploited, we’re just not going to be able to answer those questions.

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Because right not it’s too easy, and I think we’re going to have to search ourselves as a society that we can take basic steps to make it harder, not impossible, but harder for those individuals to get access to weapons.

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For half a century, people of all ages have gathered around the tv to watch Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang teach us the true meaning of Christmas.

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They teach us that tiny trees just need a little love, and that on this holiday we celebrate peace on Earth and goodwill toward all.

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I don't think they're gaining strength. What is true is that from the start our goal has been first to contain, and we have contained them. They have not gained ground in Iraq. And in Syria, they'll come in, they'll leave, but Joseph Dunford don't see this systematic march by ISIL across the terrain.

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So long as they are aligned with the regime, a lot of Russian resources will be targeted at opposition groups that will be part of an inclusive government that we support.

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What should give us hope that this is a turning point, that this is the moment we finally determined we would save our planet, is the fact that our nations share a sense of urgency about this challenge and a growing realization that it is within our power to do something about it.

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