President Obama to Address Beheading of U.S. Journalist James Foley

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President Obama is expected to speak about the murder of U.S. journalist James Foley at 12:45 p.m. ET. Obama's remarks will mark the first time the president addressed the barbaric murder and are expected to be delivered in the context of the broader Iraq conflict, CBS White House correspondent Major Garrett said

Islamic State militants on Tuesday released a video that purported to show the beheading of James Foley, an American freelance journalist who has been missing since he was kidnapped in Syria in November 2012. The U.S. intelligence community analyzed the video and reached the judgment that it was authentic, the White House said on Wednesday. Read more...

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