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Obama's Impassioned Anti-Gun Appeal

During Tuesday's State of the Union address, the president hammered home the issue of gun violence, demanding a vote in Congress on gun control proposals. 'Because in the two months since Newtown,' said Obama, 'more than a thousand birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun.'

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During Tuesday's State of the Union address, the president hammered home the issue of gun violence, demanding a vote in Congress on gun control proposals. 'Because in the two months since Newtown,' said Obama, 'more than a thousand birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun.'