Obama's Fort Hood Speech Follows Presidents Past

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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
11-11-2009
Obama's Fort Hood Speech Follows Presidents Past

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Time 10:00-11:00 AM

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As Wade told us, President Obama was mourner-in-chief yesterday. NPR national political correspondent, Mara Liasson, reports on how a president who inherited two wars is handling this role.

MARA LIASSON: President Obama's somber eulogy for the 13 soldiers who died in the massacre at Fort Hood was a rite of passage for the president. Almost every commander-in-chief has a moment like this, where he has to comfort the nation after ...

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