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Obama: Priority is 'saving lives'

By Amie Parnes - 10/29/12 01:46 PM ET

President Obama said on Monday that he's not "worried" about the impact Hurricane Sandy could have on the election but that his number one priority is "saving lives" and making sure those impacted by the storm get the resources they need. 

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, after returning from Florida where he had been scheduled to speak at a campaign rally, Obama called the slow-moving hurricane a "big and powerful storm" and said that those in its path should take the proper precautions. 

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