A short while ago, the White House released this photo of the president being briefed on the Boston Marathon bombings:
Here's a photo of POTUS being briefed on the Boston explosions http://t.co/Q05NMUEHZn
— Zachary Goldfarb (@Goldfarb) April 15, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said President Obama will address the country on today’s events:
Reid says Obama speaking to the nation in 20 minutes about Boston attacks
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 15, 2013
The White House has confirmed:
WH confirms Obama to address the nation at 6:10 PM
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 15, 2013
Obama will address the nation from the WH briefing room.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 15, 2013
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Update:
Full transcript of President Obama's statement on the Boston Marathon explosions: http://t.co/UFxNgK95q0
— Neal Mann (@fieldproducer) April 15, 2013
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