WATCH LIVE: Obama remarks on military deaths, S&P downgrade

President Obama will deliver a statement Monday on the deaths of the U.S. Navy Seals and Special Forces members in Afghanistan, and the downgrading of the U.S. credit by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Remarks are expected to begin after 1 p.m. ET.

Watch this live video from MSNBC, broadcast Aug. 8, 2011.

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