English subtitles for clip: File:2012-07-21 President Obama's Weekly Address.ogv

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As many of you know,
early on Friday,

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at least twelve people were killed
when a gunman opened fire

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at a movie theater
in Aurora, Colorado.

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Dozens more are being treated
for injuries at local hospitals.

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Some of the victims
are being treated

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at a children's hospital.

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We're still gathering
all the facts about what happened,

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but we do know that the police
have one suspect in custody.

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The federal government stands ready
to do everything necessary

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to bring whoever's responsible
for this heinous crime

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to justice.

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We will take every step possible
to ensure the safety of all

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our people.

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And we will stand by
our neighbors in Colorado during

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this extraordinarily difficult time.

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Even as we come to learn
how this happened and who's

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responsible, we may never
understand what leads anyone to

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terrorize their fellow human beings.

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Such evil is senseless — beyond reason.

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But while we will never
know fully what causes someone to

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take the life of another,
we do know what makes life

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worth living.

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The people we lost
in Aurora loved, and were loved.

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They were mothers
and fathers; husbands and wives;

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sisters and brothers;
sons and daughters;

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friends and neighbors.

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They had hopes for the future
and dreams that were not

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yet fulfilled.

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And if there's anything
to take away from this tragedy,

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it's a reminder that life is fragile.

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Our time here is limited
and it is precious.

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And what matters in the end
are not the small and trivial things

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which so often consume our lives.

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It's how we choose to treat
one another, and love one another.

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It's what we do on a daily basis
to give our lives meaning and

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give our lives purpose.

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That's what matters.

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That's why we're here.

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I'm sure many of you who
are parents had the same reaction I

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did when you first heard this news:
what if it had been my

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daughters at the theater,
doing what young children enjoy doing

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every day?

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Michelle and I will be fortunate
enough to hug our girls a little

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tighter this weekend,
as I'm sure you will do with

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your children.

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But for those parents
who may not be so fortunate,

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we need to embrace them and let them
know we will be there for

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them as a nation.

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This weekend I hope everyone takes
some time for prayer and

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reflection — for the victims
of this terrible tragedy,

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for the people who
knew them and loved them,

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for those who are still
struggling to recover,

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and for all the victims of less
publicized acts of violence that

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plague our communities on a daily basis.

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Let's keep all these Americans in our prayers.

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And to the people of Aurora,
may the Lord bring you comfort and

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healing in the hard days to come.