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Obama Cancels Second Campaign Event

by Tom Kludt

07.20.12 | 5:28 am

President Barack Obama has canceled his second campaign stop Friday, originally scheduled to be held in Winter Park, Fla., in light of the deadly shooting in Aurora, Colo. The campaign announced the decision in a press release. Obama will address the shooting during a Friday morning event in Ft. Myers, Fla.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.