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President Barack Obama talks about national security, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington.

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An FBI investigator walks to the apartment where a man was shot by an FBI agent, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (2013 photo)

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Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland in this Oct. 6, 2011 file photo.

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In the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado is picking up speed, even as locals mourn the loss of at least 24 people, including 10 children. Funerals will begin Friday in Moore, and President Obama plans to visit the town Sunday. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Moore, resources are pouring in from all over the country to help those in desperate need.

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