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<!— END LIVE CHAT —> President Obama speaks at a memorial service for victims of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, in which Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) and 13 others were wounded and six people killed on January 8, 2011.
The preliminary agenda for the event is as follows:
Opening music
Native American blessing
Welcome by UA President Robert N. Shelton
Playing of the National Anthem
Remarks by President Shelton
Remarks by UA Student
Remarks by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
Remarks by US Attorney General Eric Holder
Remarks by President Obama
Moment of silence
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