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Feel grief for the lives lost and so many others torn apart. christina taylor green, dorothy morris, john roll, phyllis schneck, dorwin stot ard, and gabe zimmerman embodied the best of america, each in their own way they committed their lives to serving their families, community, and country and they died performing a basic but important act of citizenship that's at the heart of our greatness as a nation. they will be remembered always by their country and by their congress. i don't remember much from that terrible day, but i have never forgotten my constituents, my colleagues, or the million...

Good job tonight. >> and then we just got this photo this morning. after the speech the president called the father of american jessica buchanan to tell him his daughter is safe. the first lady you see standing just behind him. this morning vice president biden explained the timing of the mission. >> it had been in the works for a while, matt, and the president authorized it yesterday because the special operations forces said this was the time. jessica's health was beginning to decline. she's a young woman in her 30s. we wanted to act. >> nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski...

Equitable, that's sustainable for the long haul, where if you work hard and play by the rules, you'll be able to have a good job, send your kids to college, retire with dignity. i think that's what the president's message was tonight. and it was one that really believed in america. it believes in our manufacturing, it believes that we can be independent of foreign oil and invest in our own energy. he believes we can train the workforce to be the best for the 21st century. and he believes that we could all really come together and share a sense of values. and i thought at the ending, when he dr...

Have a system that's fair and equitable, that's sustainable for the long haul, where if you work hard and play by the rules, you'll be able to have a good job, send your kids to college, retire with dignity. i think that's what the president's message was tonight. and it was one that really believed in america. it believes in our manufacturing, it believes that we can be independent of foreign oil and invest in our own energy. he believes we can train the workforce to be the best for the 21st century. and he believes that we could all really come together and share a sense of values. and i tho...

Recovery, and many people here accept it as genuine. i had a republican aide say to me when she reaches a point where she feels confident that she could be a candidate again, she could get any kind of job in elected office. so there is a warmth and an enthusiasm directed to her. many people admired the fact she made a decision to step down. there really was not political pressure for her to do this. she had until may to announce whether she would seek re-election. no one in the republican party had declared for her seat. there weren't challengers looming. now, of course, there will be people w...