President Barack Obama sees the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO raid as a tragedy, the White House said Monday, but argued that crisis-wracked US-Pakistani ties were vital to both sides.

Searching for unity out of tragedy, President Barack Obama will honor the victims of the Arizona mass shooting in personal terms and remind those in grief that an entire nation is with them. The president is again stepping into his role as national consoler, a test of leadership that comes with the job.

President Barack Obama's emotional speech on the Tucson tragedy was penned in part by a 30-year-old Chicago native who works in the White House.

President Barack Obama's emotional speech on the Tucson tragedy was penned in part by a 30-year-old Chicago native who works in the White House.

President Barack Obama's emotional speech on the Tucson tragedy was penned in part by a 30-year-old Chicago native who works in the White House.