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    Obama orders flags to fly half-staff to honor the 13 people killed on army base
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    President Barack Obama ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor the 13 people killed on a Texas army base, "From now until Veterans Day I ordered the flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half-staff" Obama said, but urged Americans not to jump to conclusions about why the attack occurred.
    From now until Veterans Day I ordered the flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half-staff
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: Al Sumaria TV Iraq 2 weeks ago

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