President Barack Obama led the U.S. in a moment of silence Monday, gathering with White House staff on the South Lawn to honor the victims of the Saturday shooting rampage in Arizona.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama emerged from the White House at 11 a.m., walked a few feet forward and stopped, bowed their heads and stood silently for about a minute.
A bell chimed three times, a standard military protocol. The only other sounds were of cameras clicking and a rope thumping with the wind against a flagpole where the American flag flew at half-staff to honor the victims.
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