Obama praises Joplin students' perseverance

Obama praises Joplin students' perseverance

May 22, 2012 6:43 AM

President Obama addressed the graduating class of Joplin High School in Missouri, one year after a rare F-5 tornado tore through the city, killing 161 people and causing $2.8 billion in damage. Ben Tracy reports.

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