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Obama To Deliver A Statement On Situation In Paris At 5:45 PM ET

11.13.15 | 5:42 pm

United States President Barack Obama makes a statement about the two hostages killed in Yemen after failed US rescue attempt in the Press Briefing Room of the White House April 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.. The two h... United States President Barack Obama makes a statement about the two hostages killed in Yemen after failed US rescue attempt in the Press Briefing Room of the White House April 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.. The two hostages were Dr. Warren Weinstein, an American held by al-Qaíida since 2011, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian national who had been an al-Qaíida hostage since 2012. Credit: Olivier Douliery / Pool via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE - Photo by: Olivier Douliery/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS

President Barack Obama is expected to deliver a statement on the ongoing situation in Paris Friday at 5:45 p.m. ET, the White House announced.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.

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charliee says:

November 13, 2015

An unfortunate situation. Condolences to all.
hora_del_cafe says:

November 13, 2015

NRA Official Statement:

It is just a plot set in motion by Obama to take away your guns.