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Ladies and gentlemen,
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the President of the United States.
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My fellow Americans and friends in foreign lands,
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I speak to you this morning with a heavy heart.
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The brutal and cowardly murder of President Omar Hassan
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was a blow to every civilized person in the world
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and a stark reminder that the pursuit of peace
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sometimes comes with a steep price.
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President Hassan understood that, yet still had the fortitude
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to pursue a better tomorrow against so many odds.
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I join with the American people in mourning him
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and every other innocent life that was lost during this crisis.