Obama gets firsthand look at storm devastation along US coast: ‘Here for the long haul’
Posted Nov 2, 2012 06:55:21 AM.
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BRIGANTINE, N.J. – President Barack Obama is telling New Jersey residents devastated by a massive storm that “we’re going to be here for the long haul.”
Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie inspected the coastal devastation from superstorm Sandy, flying high over flooded neighbourhoods and sand-strewn streets.
Obama told people at an emergency shelter that one of his top priorities is getting power back on.
Christie said it was “really important” to have the president in New Jersey.
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