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Obama giving statements on Iraq and Ferguson at 12:15pm EST. (Original Post)
Agschmid
Aug 2014
OP
Lemme guess: hope, calm, I'm instructing the Doo-Dah Dep't to look into it, blah blah
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2014
#3
JaydenD
(294 posts)1. Thanks. I guess all the 'feet to the fire' people here
made him do it by the screetching otherwise he wouldn't bother. Do I need those rolling eyes thing?
Never hurts.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)3. Lemme guess: hope, calm, I'm instructing the Doo-Dah Dep't to look into it, blah blah
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)4. Links...
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama is being briefed on the situation in a St. Louis suburb where police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel protesters.
The demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, have been sparked by the death of an unarmed teenager who was shot by a police officer. The officer is white and 18-year-old Michael Brown was black.
Obama was expected to speak about the situation Thursday at 12:15 p.m. EDT from Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where he is vacationing. His remarks were expected to follow his second briefing on the matter in as many days.
The White House says Obama was being briefed by Attorney General Eric Holder and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, both of whom are also on Martha's Vineyard.
Earlier in the week, the president issued a statement saying that Brown's death is stirring "strong passions," and he appealed for reflection.
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/ferguson-riots-obama-briefed-on-violence-in-st-louis-suburb-106082.html#ixzz3ANkFmawi
Follow us: @ABC7News on Twitter | WJLATV on Facebook
The demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, have been sparked by the death of an unarmed teenager who was shot by a police officer. The officer is white and 18-year-old Michael Brown was black.
Obama was expected to speak about the situation Thursday at 12:15 p.m. EDT from Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where he is vacationing. His remarks were expected to follow his second briefing on the matter in as many days.
The White House says Obama was being briefed by Attorney General Eric Holder and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, both of whom are also on Martha's Vineyard.
Earlier in the week, the president issued a statement saying that Brown's death is stirring "strong passions," and he appealed for reflection.
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/ferguson-riots-obama-briefed-on-violence-in-st-louis-suburb-106082.html#ixzz3ANkFmawi
Follow us: @ABC7News on Twitter | WJLATV on Facebook