At a fundraiser in San Francisco, Mitt Romney struck a somber note and noted he planned to speak in less partisan terms than a typical speech, out of deference to the shootings in Aurora, per a pool report. 
 
 After a moment of silence, Romney began: 
 
 "Our hearts are with the many people who have lost loved ones in Colorado and in other places, particularly we're thinking of Aurora, Colorado and the tragedy that occurred there, the senseless killing there. I know the president is in Colorado today before he'll be here in San Francisco, he's visiting with families of the victims, which is the right thing for the president to be doing on this day and we appreciate that. "I will note that my remarks today will not be as partisan as normal, instead I'll talk about my vision for the country in part keeping with the seriousness and the thoughts of the day. We obviously have heavy hearts given a reminder of loss, loss of young minds and youthful voices and soaring spirits, lost senselessly and thoughtlessly. We turn to a power greater than our own to understand the purpose, and if not to understand, then at least to soothe the wounds of those who have been so seriously hurt." 
 
 He also spoke about an unplanned meeting he had with the foreign minister of Australia, who was at the hotel where Romney's event was and asked for a brief sit down, officials said. 
 
 The meeting came ahead of Romney's major foreign swing, and the candidate's description featured a line that seems likely to be used again: ||||| Sat down with President Obama. He has been incredible. He too has agreed not to mention the shooter's name. 
 
 At least two people Tweeted from the president's meeting with shooting victims and their families at an Aurora hospital. POLITICO's Jennifer Epstein reports on the home page: 
 
 Obama and White House press secretary Jay Carney both made assurances that they would not use Holmes’s name to avoid drawing more attention to the shooter, the brother of aspiring sports reporter Jessica Ghawi said on Twitter. Carney confirmed that he’d agreed not to use the shooter’s name. 
 
 Another person in the room for the president’s visit, sports radio host Peter Burns, said on Twitter that Obama was aware of Ghawi’s passion for sports. “She was [a] girl with passion that was going places,” Burns said the president told family members. 
 
 The president also offered some levity to a victim without a driver’s license who needs to fly home. “I have a little pull with the TSA,” Obama joked, according to a tweet from Burns.
– In an effort to keep the focus on the victims, President Obama has agreed not to mention the name of James Holmes, the killer in Friday's Dark Knight Rises massacre. "Sat down with President Obama. He has been incredible. He too has agreed not to mention the shooter's name," tweets Jordan Ghawi, brother of victim Jessica Ghawi. White House press secretary Jay Carney made the same promise, Politico notes. After meeting with victims and their families, Obama said he assured them that "although the perpetrator of this evil act has received a lot of attention over the last couple of days, that attention will fade way." He also cheered up one of the victims, who needs to fly home but has no driver's license, noting, "I have a little pull with the TSA." The victims were also visited by six of the Denver Broncos yesterday, the AP reports. "What we were trying to do was go in there, show support and try to put a smile on these peoples' faces," linebacker Joe Mays said. Meanwhile, at a fundraiser in San Francisco yesterday, Mitt Romney said it was "the right thing for the president" to be visiting victims. He also pledged to tone down the partisan nature of his speech, and held a moment of silence for the victims, Politico reports.