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Obama continues military emphasis

Romney, Ryan woo Florida votes

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: September 1, 2012 at 4:28 a.m.

Credit: AP
 President Barack Obama speaks to troops, servicemen and military families Friday at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

President Barack Obama continued his emphasis on serving veterans and military families with a visit to Fort Bliss on Friday to announce a new executive order that expands suicide-prevention and substance-abuse services for those who have served in the armed forces.

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