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President Obama Visits Joplin

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Published May 30, 2011 at 8:18 AM CDT

By Courtney Flatt, KBIA

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Joplin, Mo. – After touring the destruction in some of Joplin's hardest-hit areas yesterday (Sunday), President Obama addressed a packed auditorium on the Missouri State Southern University campus. KBIA's Courtney Flatt was there and has this report.
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