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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum weighed in on the Trayvon Martin controversy on Friday, shortly after President Obama promised a full investigation into the matter.

"What happened to Trayvon Martin is a tragedy,” Romney said, according to his spokeswoman, Andrea Saul. “There needs to be a thorough investigation that reassures the public that justice is carried out with impartiality and integrity.”

Santorum told reporters that the case was “a chilling example of horrible decisions,” and that it was a failure to not “immediately go after and prosecute this case,” according to Washington Post reporter Nia-Malika Henderson.

Obama addressed the controversy earlier in the day at a Rose Garden ceremony unveiling his nominee for the World Bank.

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