Obama Uses Careful Tone To Urge 'A More Civil' Tone In Politics -- Washington Post
President Obama carefully interjected himself Wednesday night into the debate over political civility in the wake of the Arizona shootings. He urged "a more civil and honest public discourse" but avoided any suggestion that the heightened political tensions of the past several years may have influenced the gunman.
While some Democrats have suggested partisan rhetoric from conservatives has created a highly charged political environment that may have led to Saturday's shooting, the president declined to endorse that view.
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