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A photo of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Corey Allen Little leans against his tombstone as volunteers place American flags at the graves of military service members at Georgia National Cemetery before the Memorial Day holiday, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Canton, Ga. Little, 25, who was expecting his first child, was one of seven Marines who died in a helicopter crash Feb. 22, 2012, while training for a deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned.

Obama says that, above all, the armed forces must have the support needed to carry out their missions at home and abroad.

In the Republican address, Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe thanks the nation for its prayers and support following Monday's deadly tornado in his home state. He recalls past natural and man-made disasters in Oklahoma and says that while the state was hard hit, "we're not knocked out."

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Online:

Obama's address: http://www.whitehouse.govRepublican address: http://www.youtube.com/gopweeklyaddress


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    Steve wrote...
    Obama's latest move
    January 19, 2013 8:49 am
    will do nothing to curtail gun violence and when confronted about it, the Left try to deflect. More Obama failures.
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    Michoacan wrote...
    Gun nut history
    January 19, 2013 10:59 am
    In 1999, just after the Colombine shootings, Wayne LaPierre of the NRA said, "First, we believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America's schools, period, with the rare exception of law enforcement officers or trained security personnel." Gun nuts can't seem to decide where they stand on gun free school zones.
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    2cents wrote...
    Obama appeals to lawmakers . . .
    January 19, 2013 1:09 pm
    to prioritize keeping kids safe over gun-lobby ratings. Normally I would consider the source of such an idiotic statement to be, well, idiotic. But Obama knows the statement is idiotic. He will say the darndest things if he thinks enough simpletons will buy it. And they will.
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    Steve wrote...
    Anti gun kooks are attracted to failure
    January 19, 2013 2:09 pm
    They praise Obama for calling on polices that have been proven to do nothing, but infringe on peoples rights.
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    Steve wrote...
    Gun free zones
    January 19, 2013 2:17 pm
    A solution at the time which has had no effect on stopping gun shootings. Where one sees failure others keep going with the status quo.
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    Steve wrote...
    Dear Mr. President, the only way this can
    February 2, 2013 8:55 am
    be the year is if you do a 180 with your agendas. You have killed jobs, you have raised taxes and the list goes on and on.
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    Steve wrote...
    Obama's pre-photo shopped picture
    February 4, 2013 5:23 am
    from MSNBC shows an unexperienced person holding a rather small caliber shotgun. And he frequently skeet shoots...right. That gun looks so big and scary it should be added to the list of banned guns being proposed by the brain dead liberals.
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    Steve wrote...
    Obama and the Dems united together
    February 7, 2013 5:28 am
    and yet again fail to give the American people a budget for the fourth year in a row, a constitutional violation.
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    Steve wrote...
    Double Standard Obama
    February 19, 2013 6:30 am
    When the bipartisan budget group failed to reach a deal, Obama said he would veto any bill designed to push out the fiscal cliff. Now he is wanting to do the exact opposite because his plans failed again.
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    Steve wrote...
    More and more voter fraud coming to light
    February 19, 2013 7:29 am
    from the 2012 elections. Many of those found to have voted at least twice say they see no problem with it. They of course voted for Obama.