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That's how President Bush characterized the nation's response to today's shootings at Virginia Tech. More from the brief statement:

Schools should be places of safety and sanctuary and learning. When that sanctuary is violated, the impact is felt in every American classroom and every American community.

For now at least, the FBI is playing "an assistance role only," a spokesman says. More from the FBI.

 

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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