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    20 children slaughtered in Conn. school shooting

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    • People stand outside a vigil at the Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown following an attack at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 children and himself.
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      People stood outside a vigil in Newtown, Conn. following an attack at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 children and himself.
    • NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: Mourners gather inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven people are dead, including 20 children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza in news reports opened fire in the school. Lanza also reportedly died at the scene. (Photo by Andrew Gombert-Pool/Getty Images)
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      Hundreds of mourners gathered inside at the Saint Rose of Lima church for the vigil service for victims.
    • The families of victims grieved.
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      The families of victims grieved.
    • People reacted near the school.
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      People reacted near the school on Friday.
    • Connecticut State Police led children from the school shortly after the shooting.
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      Connecticut State Police led children from the school shortly after the shooting.
    • Boston School Superintendent Dr. Carol R. Johnson visited the Warren Prescott Elementary School in Charlestown, Mass. to speak with parents regarding the Newtown shooting.
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      Boston School Superintendent Dr. Carol R. Johnson visited the Warren Prescott Elementary School in Charlestown, Mass. to speak with parents regarding the Newtown shooting.
    • President Obama wiped away tears as he spoke of the shootings.
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      President Obama wiped away tears as he spoke of the shootings.
    • Parents walked away from the Sandy Hook Elementary School with their children.
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      Parents walked away from the Sandy Hook Elementary School with their children.
    • A young boy was comforted outside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., after a shooting at the school Friday.
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      A young boy was comforted outside the school.
    • A woman waited to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary school.
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      A woman waited to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the school.
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