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    Wendell Goler reports from the White House

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Of course the worst of the attacks was against the consulate and Libya over the past few days for Americans were killed including the ambassador today.

They came home.

Here's senior White House foreign affairs correspondent when Google.

In solemn ceremony the bodies of ambassador Chris Stephens and three other Americans killed in the attack on -- in Gaza conflict will return to this country.

The president and secretary of state attended the victim's family members asked not to be shown.

Mrs.

Clinton said the four Americans gave their lives for our country and its values in their deaths are also a loss for the Arab Spring as.

The people of Egypt.

Libya.

Yemen.

And Tunisia.

Did not trade that tyranny of a dictator.

For that tyranny.

They mom.

Meanwhile -- violent protests of an anti Islam film spread the US missions in other Muslim countries the White House denied a report they've been warnings of the -- -- the attack.

This story is absolutely.

Wrong we were not aware of any actionable intelligence indicating that an attack on the US mission -- -- -- -- Planned or imminent.

Officials say it's still unclear if the attack was triggered by the -- timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary or both.

And for a second day in a role they sent a message for the Arab street.

To trying to explain to people more accustomed to dictators that democracy that the US government had nothing to do with the film.

He can be difficult to understand in some countries.

Why the United States.

Can't simply.

-- eliminate this kind of expression but as you know it is in the absolute core of our being as Americans that we.

Allow freedom of expression.

Carney said that was not an apology and late today revealed the US had asked YouTube.

To review the controversial film hoping will not asking that it be blocked globally as it has been an Egypt and Libya.

Aides denied the president's reelection campaign interferes with his daily foreign policy briefings.

Or that his -- briefings are less effective than hearing from his senior advisors in person.

They say Egypt's leader has been told -- forceful terms of his obligation to protect diplomatic missions Libya's leader who more quickly condemned the attacks and lost some of its own security forces and -- officials feel did not need scolding.

Meanwhile mr.

Obama told the victim's family members the US will not pull back from the world.

We will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that every person deserves.

-- -- -- Whatever their -- The president's aides say the US will continue to help countries of the Arab Spring transition to democracy but.

Some analysts believe where that transition is violent like in Syria.

The prospect of deeper US involvement is not much more remote than it was four days ago.

-- on the goal a lot of north -- Wendell thank you Republican.