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Obama says will try to end mass shootings

Updated: 2012-12-17 13:27

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Obama says will try to end mass shootings

US President Barack Obama looks on after speaking at a vigil held at Newtown High School for families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut Dec 16, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

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