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08.20.14 | 11:43 am

President Barack Obama speaks about the situations in Iraq and in Ferguson, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Edgartown, Mass., during his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Barack Obama is expected to deliver a statement Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. ET from Edgartown, Mass., the White House said.

Obama was expected to address the killing of American journalist James Foley by militants with the Islamic State extremist group.

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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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darcy says:

August 20, 2014

That was upsetting. I wish I liked this guy more as his heart is in the right place.
chammy says:

August 20, 2014

I wish you did too! At least you acknowledged his heart is in the right place.

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