"Thousands of other families across the United States are also drowning in our grief, " said Francine Wheeler, choking back tears in the address broadcast Saturday.

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For the first time the address will be broadcast in 3D.

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Minick also offers a "no spam" feature that allows those with a Swisscom mobile phone to remove their address from the broadcast list.

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Zimbabwean television broadcast a programme of popular Zimbabwean music in the run-up to the presidential address - which was originally scheduled for earlier on Tuesday morning.

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The prime minister - who after a slow start found his campaigning feet when he reverted to using a soapbox to address crowds in the street - made much of his Brixton roots, most memorably in a election broadcast.

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