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Crisis Redux -- Zelaya, Micheletti Begin to Disagree About Honduras Accord
The ink is barely dry on the accord to resolve the political crisis in Honduras caused by Zelaya's June 28 removal, but deposed President Mel Zelaya and current President Roberto Micheletti are already beginning to differ on the details of the pact, as Zelaya's ultimate goal of a return to power looks more and more doubtful.
TEGUCIGALPA Barely two days after agreeing to an accord to resolve the political crisis in Honduras caused by his June 28 removal, deposed President Mel Zelaya and current President Roberto Micheletti are beginning to differ on the details of the pact.
The crux of the disagreement is once again the restitution to power of the ousted Zelaya, who for almost a week blocked the talks until last week a U.S. delegation and the Organization of American States managed to get the two sides to agree on a way forward.
The Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord establishes that: Both negotiating committees (those of Zelaya and Micheletti) have decided, respectively, that Congress ... will decide ... with respect to restoring the head of the Executive Branch to his status prior to June 28, the date of the coup that toppled Zelaya.
Zelaya said in a telephone conversation from the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, where he has been holed up since sneaking back into the country on Sept. 21, that this means asking Congress with regard to reversing the situation, that is, to tell them: Sirs, with all respect, return to the State of Law and (abandon) illegality.
That is a request that both parties have made, he added.
However, the current Honduras government, in a document prepared on the pact distributed to reporters, said that the agreement makes no type of recommendation about what decision the Congress should make.
For Zelaya, this interpretation would be a dirty game and an absurd game, not very intelligent and it would put them (the de facto authorities) in a very bad position before the international community.
It seems to me that the spirit of the accord is completely clear. The positions of the international community, the Honduran people and (me) are completely clear and now it is the responsibility of Congress to reverse the coup or continue with the coup, he said.
If the coup détat is not reversed, then the accord is going to break down, the accord would be null and the accord logically would be an absurdity, he declared.
Zelaya currently enjoys the support of only about a fifth of the legislators, and Congress had before his ouster already opened an investigation into whether he was mentally fit to govern, voted to disapprove his violations of the Constitution and replaced him with Micheletti after he was ousted. The Supreme Court, which will also weigh-in with an opinion, has already rejected Zelaya's return, saying he was replaced as president on June 28 because he violated the Constitution.
The deposed leader also believes that his restitution must be accomplished before next Thursday, the deadline for the installation of a Government of Unity and National Reconciliation, according to the accord, which does not specify who should preside over that prospective government.
But the document distributed by the Micheletti government says that with regard to the intervention by Congress ... in the matter of the reinstatement of Mr. Zelaya ... it only sets forth todays date (that is, last Friday, the day of the accords signing) to introduce the request to the legislature, but sets no deadline for a decision on the matter.
In response to the stance of the deposed leader, the deputy foreign minister, Martha Alvarado, accused him of wanting to destabilize the elections scheduled for Nov. 29 and to be putting the accord into a precarious state.
This bad interpretation that has been given to the dates is a very well-known tactic with the aim of destabilizing the electoral process, Alvarado said.
Meanwhile, former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will be on the verification committee for the accord signed to resolve the crisis, and the pair will travel to the Central American country this week to begin their work, the OAS said Sunday.
Besides the two politicians, also comprising the committee will be Hondurans Jorge Reina and Arturo Corrales, who have been representing Zelaya and Micheletti, respectively, in the negotiations.
On Friday, the two sides signed the crucial accord to resolve the crisis.
The accord includes the creation of the government of national reconciliation and states that Congress will vote on whether or not to reinstate Zelaya in power.
One of the points in the accord stipulates that two members of the international community and two members of the national community will make up the verification committee.
On Sunday, OAS chief Jose Miguel Insulza announced that the two international members would be Lagos
and Solis, a U.S. citizen who is the daughter of Latino immigrants.
Insulza said that the pair will arrive in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to meet with the committees Honduran representatives, Reina and Corrales.
The international members will travel to Honduras accompanied by the secretary of political affairs for the OAS, Victor Rico, and a delegation of top officials from the organization.
The OAS has played an important role in the search for a solution to the crisis in Honduras, which it suspended from participation in the regional organization in response to the coup against Zelaya.
This measure, adopted in early July, is the most energetic such move to be made by the organization in the past 20 years.
Insulza said on Sunday that lifting the sanctions on Honduras is a matter that the OAS should take up, as was made clear at the meeting of the organizations Permanent Council meeting on Friday.
At that meeting, Bolivian representative Jose Pinelo proposed that the OAS hold an extraordinary general assembly meeting in Tegucigalpa on Nov. 16, before the elections, to discuss withdrawing the suspension of Honduras from the organization.
The possibility that this meeting might be held on Nov. 16, once the accord is implemented, has been rather well-received among the members of the Permanent Council, Insulza said.
Its very possible that it will happen in this way, he added.
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I will be attending Gen Con 2009 this week, from August 13-16. If you are also at the big show, make sure to stop by the FFG booth! I love meeting and talking to fans of Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay. Gen Con is your chance to find out what FFG has in store for 2009, and there are three Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader seminars as well!
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relly relly nice! can't wait to try to make my own ship =D
A very nice record sheet. Reminds me of some of the custom ones I came up with for Spelljammer many years ago. Looks good too.
Wow that looks awesome. With all the info on that ship I am guessing ship to ship combat is going to be pretty darn cool. I can't wait.
Will the record sheet only come with (what appears to be similar to) a Dauntless Class Light Cruiser? Will other ships be represented?
I sure hope so.
This is great... as always. Thank you! It's almost GenCon!
not bad, gonna be really useful i hope.
Very nice...
I really can't wait for this!
Any chance of a "writeable" version? Like the writeable character sheet for Dark Heresy, it's so much easier to type something into a document than have to use a pencil and rub things out all the time.
Black and white for easy printing would also be appreciated.
Very promising. I hope I will soon have my childhood's dream realised - to own a spacecraft! :)
Thank you, FFG for bringing my dreams closer to reality.
Very nice, not too cluttered and looks like it has all we need
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I am making things for my nieces baby, expected in August. I have a sweater, hat and 2 pair of mitts-- one thumbless and one with a thumb-- made in Bernat Satin. I don't like knitted booties so I'm not making them. I am also sewing a fleece blanket for her.
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- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Sun, Feb 28, 10 at 10:37
Don't know what the weather is like in August in your area. But even if it is very warm, a baby cap or two would still be a good idea, IMO. Does your niece know the sex? If it's a boy, I especially like the little ear flap caps. There are some for girls, too. |
Not sure why you don't like knitted booties but I'm making a pair of "Ugg" boots. There is a free on-line pattern. I'm also making a cardigan with matching booties for someone else. I'll throw in an extra pair of ugg booties for her too, since they're sooooo cute. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Wed, Mar 3, 10 at 15:53
I am knitting several little vests for my 4 month old grandson. The white ones seem to most easily match his wardrobe, but I have also knit blue and an ecru with brown flecks. Most baby gifts are for the sizes in the first 3 to 6 months, so I try to make items that are closer to 12 months in size, because that tends to be when the mother runs out of cute gifts for the baby to wear. If they live in a cold weather area, I like to knit a warm hat, cardigan and booties to match for cold days. Also, smaller blankets (24 inches or so square) are the perfect size for the cradle, stroller, and car seat. |
- Posted by oilpainter (My Page) on Wed, Mar 3, 10 at 19:40
Thanks sheilajoyce. I don't know about the vests because I don't know the baby's gender--something to keep in mind for another one. I like the idea of the stroller car seat blanket. I just might do one. I have a ball of white too so I may do a striped one---Thanks |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Fri, Mar 5, 10 at 19:40
Oilpainter, I forgot to mention that the thing my daughter asked for most, and asked for yet more again and again, were burp cloths. At first, I was sewing them from double sided 100% cotton flannel about 18 inches by 24 inches or so, which I edged with several rows of cotton crochet thread. I mostly used up the sizable scraps from when I sewed double sided flannel receiving blankets with crocheted edges in cotton thread. The only others that she had were tiny store bought burp cloths that were a waste of time. Then I decided to just crochet edges on prefolded cloth diapers, and originally I found some cute ones in juvenile prints that were actually too thin IMHO for use as an absorbent diaper but great for burp cloths. I know I have made about two dozen of these for her, and she still uses them. I also just buy plain white prefolded diapers and trim them in colorful cotton crochet thread in size 3 if I can find it. You cannot buy good sized burp cloths in stores these days. If you sew but don't crochet, I have seen cute decorated diaper burp cloths with colorful fabric binding the edges and sometimes either a little applique design or embroidered name. I highly recommend lots of burp cloths for your neice or nephew. |
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I gave this recipe three forks even though I don't think I'll make it again. It was very good but tasted more like dessert to me than dinner. I followed the proportions and directions exactly but the creme fraiche and lemon combined to taste like lemon curd. When I reheated it the next day I added in chopped parsley and some sauteed spinach and it helped cut the sweetness. Again, it was very good just not what I expected.


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HicklingThe Hickling Project
The project plan for the Hickling to Hose section was published by the Grantham Navigation Association in April 1993. The plan was circulated to Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire County Councils, Melton and Rushcliffe District Councils, British Waterways and the Inland Waterways Association. At a meeting in August 1993 with Ian White, Regional Manager North-East, British Waterways agreed to support the project and John Nuttall, Special Projects Manager was appointed to represent their interests.
A presentation in September to the Restoration Committee of the Inland Waterways Association secured their enthusiastic support and enabled contact with the Department of the Environment. Their immediate signalling of funds availability for a viable project was communicated to Nottinghamshire County Council where the interest and enthusiasm of Mike Dale (Group Manager, Reclamation), assisted by Peter Lees (General Manager, Countryside) resulted in the Derelict Land Grant process being initiated. The GNA logic of asking the local authority to make the application was that they could make a 100% grant application – the GNA itself would have qualified for only 70% of the money required.
British Waterways agreed to act as main agents in letting contracts and site meetings to agree project scale and scope resulted in the final plans being agreed. It is apparent from the above sequence of events that all the organisations worked with exceptional speed and effectiveness in enabling the Environment Committee of Nottinghamshire County Council to approve the project in the time taken. This project was the first to be promoted by the Grantham Navigation Association. They had, in barely a year, succeeded in one of their prime objectives of uniting a key local authority, British Waterways, the Department of the Environment and the Inland Waterways Association behind a well crafted, cost-effective and strategically important project. The opening ceremony took place at Hickling Basin in June 1994. The Grantham Navigation Association thanked and congratulated all the organisations who had supported their initiative and complimented the individuals concerned for the speed and professionalism with which they achieved a successful conclusion. They looked forward to a similar response to new projects then being developed by the Association – as you will read elsewhere, however, it was not going to be quite so straightforward.. |
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Pringle described the amazing climbing as a mini-Ceuse France. "Oliana has a blue and tan streaked limestone wall that averages about 120 feet in length with blockier (read: chossier) rock near the bottom and cleaner tufaed and pocketed, hyper-textured rock up higher. Most of the routes are endurance and power-endurance mega-thons with technical and powerful cruxes thoughout and good rests in between. A sportclimbers dream!"
Chris at the house where Ethan stayed.
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Pringle nearly fired the Oliana tufa dream climb Humildes pa casa (Humble Go Home 8c), falling at the last bolt. "I failed to register the last tufa out left and tried to muscle up the single, slithering tufa that snaked away from me when I was too pumped to lift my arms." Chris summed it up perfectly, telling Ethan," Bummer dude, you had tufa vision."
Ethan getting pumped off a tufa super route.
Pringle has been climbing with the heavy hitters. Sharma is uber strong as are visiting climbers like Ramon Julian. "There euro comp climbers are… impressive, to say the least," wrote Pringle. "!Holy mierda! Have you heard that Adam Ondra onsighted two 8c+s, an 8c and an 8b+, wrestled an alligator and saved a baby from a burning house all in two days?!?
Pringle commented, "All these super-human climbers make me want to train for six months loose 15 lbs eating only vegetables and white meat and running a marathon every day… but lets be realistic, that's not going to happen. I love Nutella and peanut butter and avocado (not necessarily not all together)."
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Writing tip for Fall '02:
The editor is never wrong:
well, hardly ever.
In the summer I covered the subject of revising on spec, and more or less concluded that there are times you shouldn't revise, even if an editor suggests it. So when should you revise your manuscript?
I'm a member of two writing groups and I find their advice invaluablebut there are also times that I blow them off. How do you judge whether someone's suggestions are right for your story, or dead wrong?
For me, revision suggestions usually fall into one of three categories. With category A, I hear the suggestion, slap my forehead and exclaim, "Why didn't I think of that!" They're absolutely right and I know it instantly. Then there's category B, suggestions that are interesting, but I'm not sure if I want to take my story in that direction. And finally category C, where they've totally missed the point, and they're absolutely wrong. When I encounter category C suggestions, I smile at my critiquer and say, "Hm. That's interesting. I'll think about that." (Anyone who takes the time to read your work and critique it is doing you a favorthey deserve your sincere thanks, no matter how far off base their advice might be.)
Suggestions in category A, of course I take. I consider category B suggestions, but I usually don't use them. Category C I ignore with no hard feelings. Sometimes people just plain miss the point, and that's OK. If everyone liked the same books, the literary world would be sadly diminished. So I figure it's perfectly OK for me to blow off category C...unless it's a big category. If everyone in two writers' groups is trying to tell me that my main character is too superficial, or that my beginning is too slow, then I start making changes whether I see the problem or not. In fact, I've codified my personal revision policy into:
Bell's rule of three out of three. If one person tells me something is wrong, and I disagree, I ignore it. If two people, working independently, find the same flaw in my story, then I think very hard about what they say, but if I disagree, I can still ignore it. But if three independent readers all pinpoint the same problem, I fix it.
This is why getting multiple critiques is so important--the consensus lets you get a feel for what's actually wrong, and what's just one person's bad taste, bad mood, or bad hair day. If you only have one or two critiquers, you tend to pay too much attention to their opinions. But if just one critiquer hates your protagonist, or title, or plot structure, and nineteen others are fine with it, you know who to ignore.
OK, that works for writers' groups, and family or friends. But what about the editorial revision letter that arrives once you've sold the book? When someone who's actually paid you, and who's going to publish your book, sends you seven pages of single-spaced requests?
The editor really is hardly ever wrong. The editor is a skilled, professional readerand even more, a skilled professional editor. There's a book that everyone who hopes to work with an editor should read. It's a collection of essays published by Grove Press, Editors on Editing. Because it's a collection of essays, the specific subjects hop around, but as you read those essays, one after the other, you start to understand how editors see their own jobs. Editors regard editing as an art that is every bit as creative, and as vital, as the writer's art. And eventually you come to realize that they're right.
I've been very fortunate in my editorsI've worked with three so farand they've made my books much stronger than they would have been without editorial assistance. They see the things I've missed, because I'm too close to the work. They see possibilities that I haven't explored. They notice the problems that even my writers' groups missed. And one way or the other, I make about 98% of the changes they ask for. Sometimes I find a different way of solving a problem than the one they've suggested, but they're almost always right that a problem exists. Almost always. Which leads me to:
Bell's three editorial revision rules: If the editor is right, change it. If it's not really important, even if you think the editor is wrong, change it. But if it's vital to the story, and you think the editor is wrong, that's when you stick to your guns.
This isn't easyI'm still grateful that anyone is willing to publish my books at all. But in the course of five editorial revisions, I've learned that caving in on something that's important to the story twitches in my subconscious until I change it back. That's another way to tell if it's something you need to go to the mat for. If you change it, and four days later you don't remember whether you did it or not, you can go with the editor. But when you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night, thinking, "But that's not what I wanted to say," that's when you draft a very polite letter to your editor explaining that you've done 98% of what she asked, and the story is much better for it, but... You explain your reasons politely, and without acrimony, and if you're as lucky with your editors as I've been with mine, you get back a note saying "Great job on the 98%, and as for the rest, well, it's your story."
Part of being a really great editor is knowing when to yield to the author. Just as part of being a good author, is knowing when to yield to the editor, or to other critiquers. Because the object of all this work, for editor and author alike, is to make the story as strong as it can be. And that's worth pushing your ego out of the way, and it's worth standing up to your editor when you need to. It's the story that counts. I'm not sure that learning this makes revision less painful (no, I'm not one of those peculiar writers who just adores revision) but it does become more bearable, because it's one more step along the road to holding a book in your hands, that has your words inside itand that makes everything worthwhile.


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About 6 weeks ago we got a 57 plate mondeo hatch 2.0tdci edge. One morning the boot wouldnt release. It seems a common problem looking around on forums, but eventually it opened after much persistence. I did spray some lube from inside the boot, into the latch area and left it ovvernight. I thought that might of fixed it. It's not struggled to open since...
But a few days later we had stop lamp bulb failure warnings on the dash intermittently, and frequently. The tail lights were fine though, the brake lights seemed to light every time I checked. As a precaution i changed one of the bulbs - simply because I had a single bulb from a pack of 2 in the glove box! It carried on, so i switched the new bulb with the other side. It stopped happening after that so i guessed it was cured.
Now though, the warning is back, and now the boot is popping/releasing WHILST DRIVING! you hear the boot mechanism pop, and the boot opens and the dash warning for open boot comes up. It happens most journeys now, several times. The brake lamp warning happens EVERY JOURNEY.
This weekend, I changed both brake bulbs, Halfords HBU380 21/5W - which is what the ford manual said was the correct bulb. The back of the 'bulb panel' has this labelled on it too, so I have to assume that's the right bulb.
But the problem remains! Any ideas?
Thanks in advance, Alan


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Community: 08.24.07
Scholarship fund group lists new board members
The Pan American Round Table of Corpus Christi, a group that offers scholarships to students and faculty members who are interested in pursuing studies or research projects dealing with Latin America, have selected its 2007-09 board members:
B.J. Kershaw, director; Esther Read, Linda Pate, Rhonda Bosquez, Alicia Perez, associate directors; Barbara Dove, recording secretary; Jane Kratzig, corresponding secretary; Nora Garcia, treasurer; Kathy Hooper, scholarships; Becky Brackett, parliamentarian
Health fair to feature more than 190 booths
The Nueces County Medical Society and Alliance Annual Health Fair will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the American Bank Center Exhibit Hall. More than 190 booths will be available and will include abdominal ultrasound, blood pressure and breast screenings, EKG machines and child immunizations. Free. Information: 884-5442.
Recovery group to honor those who helped program
South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services will have an open house/recognition ceremony for entities that made the Project Vista Treatment for Homeless Program a success from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at 907 Antelope St. Project Vista is a federally funded program that provides treatment to the chronic homeless population and those at risk of becoming homeless in Nueces, San Patricio, Jim Wells and Kleberg counties. Information: Nancy Tijerina, 882-9979 or email@example.com.
Al Amin Shriners seek sponsors for annual circus
The Al Amin Shriners are seeking corporate sponsors for the annual Al Amin Shrine Circus, Sept. 7-9 at the American Bank Center arena. The circus is their largest fundraiser, and proceeds allow the organization to help Corpus Christi children. Information: American Bank Center Marketing Department, 826-4100.
Event to benefit abused and neglected children
The Family Outreach of Corpus Christi Paint-A-Face-Extravaganza will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Gattitown, 5513 Saratoga Blvd. Money raised will help the organization provide child abuse and neglect prevention services. Children will paint each other's faces, and parents can enter a $2 raffle to win a gas grill. Drawing will be on Sept. 1. Information: 888-6041.
A&M-CC center receives $491,019 for research
The Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has awarded the Texas Spatial Reference Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi $491,019 to continue work implementing height modernization in areas of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. The program will provide precise vertical measurements in real-time using GPS technology which will be used in a variety of applications including improved natural disaster preparedness.
Cathedral announces openings for six choirs
The Cathedral Music Ministry of Corpus Christi Cathedral has openings for new members in six cathedral choirs: adult, men's chant, youth chorale (grades eighth through 12th, junior college), choristers (grades fourth through seventh), cherub (grades first through third) and handbell (youth and adults). Information: 888-6520 ext. 31 -- state your name, daytime phone number and choir you wish to join.
Two officials with senior services receive city award
City Manager Skip Noe recognized Senior Community Services Superintendent Elsa Muñoz and Senior Services Supervisor Lisa Oliver with the At Your Service Award for their efforts in promoting hurricane awareness among senior citizens in the community and trying to ensure seniors are prepared to evacuate safely in the event of a hurricane. The two were commended for their work by the staff from the National Emergency Response Training Center during the annual Statewide Hurricane Exercise.
Calallen students: Bring dancing shoes, supplies
Calallen Middle School cheerleaders and Communities in Schools will hold a dance from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the school gym, 4602 Cornett Drive. For students only. Students must bring a school supply, which will be donated to Communities in Schools. Free. Information: 242-5672.


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"I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year."
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OCALA, Fla., August 9, 2013 — A recently unearthed Democratic Party memo reveals that the organization is capitalizing on the death of Trayvon Martin, among other gun violence-related instances, to advance firearm control.
"The debate over gun violence in America is periodically punctuated by high-profile gun violence incidents, including Columbine, Virginia Tech, Tucson, the Trayvon Martin killing, Aurora, and Oak Creek. When an incident such as these attracts sustained media attention, it creates a unique climate for our communications efforts," the memo reads.
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The memo was made public by Paul Bedard of The Washington Examiner, a political news magazine serving the Washington area.
The memo later urges activists not to make assumptions about gun tragedy-related facts, but not to hold off on speaking about them, either.
"Experience tells us that the specific facts of a high-profile gun incident are revealed over time," the memo states. "If we jump to conclusions about those details, we could find ourselves at odds with reality as events unfold.
"So, the smartest thing to do is avoid linking our message and arguments to any one set of partially-revealed facts. We shouldn't assume the facts.
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"But, we also shouldn't argue ourselves into inaction while we await clarity about details.
"The clearest course is to advance our core message about preventing gun violence independent of facts that may shift on us over time. ('While we don't know the specifics of this tragedy, we know far too many people are killed by weak gun laws in this country.')"
Facts themselves are not a core component of arguments about gun control, according to the memo, because emotion is far more effective. It emphasizes emotion as the foremost element of making a successful pitch for more stringent firearm laws.
"There can be a tendency to adopt a quiet 'wait and see' attitude when a high-profile gun violence incident happens. The truth is, the most powerful time to communicate is when concern and emotions are running at their peak. While we always want to be respectful of the situation, a self-imposed period of silence is never necessary," the memo specifies.
"Clearly the president and other Democratic leaders followed the talking points in the aftermath of the horrific Newtown, Conn. shootings last December," Bedard noted. The talking points, for example, suggest phrases politicians should use speaking about mass shootings, and at least three were adopted by the president in just one speech last March on gun violence.
"Despite the Obama led effort, during which he sometimes surrounded himself with the families of Sandy Hook victims, Congress didn't adopt any gun control legislation."
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