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PHOTO: Obama Embraces Sister Of Newtown Victim

by Tom Kludt

04.09.13 | 5:20 am

On a trip to Connecticut on Monday to drum up support for new gun laws, President Barack Obama embraced Jillian Soto as he exited Air Force One. Soto’s sister, Vicki Soto, was a first grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. and was killed in the December massacre there.The moment was captured by White House photographer Pete Souza, who shared the photo on Twitter.

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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.

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