Friday, March 23, 2012

'If I Had a Son He'd Look Like Trayvon ' Obama Says Wade offers 'hoodie' support in Martin case urges 'thorough investigation' of shooting | Video President thorough investigation weighs on black teenager's killing Text comments says death Fla. teen 'tragedy' addresses personal terms grows as national issue; had son he would look like' Calls for Probe Florida Teen's Death time 'soulsearching' 'all us' Gingrich Obama's Remarks 'Disgraceful' Unbelievable Newt Comments Adds Voice to Shooting Case Symptoms Of A Syndrome #HoodiesUp! Miami Heat Players Show Support For My Would calls 'soul searching'

Obama addresses Trayvon Martin shooting Declaring that "if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon," President Obama chose a highly personal way to join the heated national debate over the death of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida. Obama on Trayvon Martin: 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon' The nation's difficult history with race relations has been central to the narrative of Barack Obama's rise to the presidency and has often complicated the ways in which he deals with the issue both as a candidate and as president. Read full article >> Obama: My son would look like Trayvon President Obama said today that the killing of Trayvon Martin should prompt the nation to do some "soul-searching to figure out how something like this happens." Obama: Trayvon Martin Case A Tragedy Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte announced Friday that two captains will run the city's police force while Chief Bill Lee temporarily leaves the top job. Trayvon Martin Tragedy Edges Onto Presidential Campaign Trail President Obama made his first public comments Friday about the Trayvon Martin shooting, which opened him up to approval and suspicion in this racially and politically polarized nation. Obama weighs in on Trayvon Martin President Barack Obama waded into the growing national controversy of the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Florida, saying the nation should do some "soul-searching to figure out how something like this happens." Obama: Trayvon Martin Shooting a 'Tragedy' President discusses Miami teen's shooting at White House. Photo Credit: Getty Images Obama addresses Trayvon Martin shooting death in personal terms Declaring that "if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon," President Obama chose a highly personal way to join the heated national debate over the death of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida. Obama Speaks Out on Trayvon Martin Killing President Obama spoke in highly personal terms about the impact of the shooting in Florida of a 17-year-old black youth named Trayvon Martin, saying that "if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon." Obama on Trayvon Martin death: a time of 'soul-searching' for 'all of us' As protests continued Friday over the shooting death last month of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, President Obama brought the matter to the top of the national agenda with a simple declaration: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
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