(CNN) - President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is "a top priority" for the United States.
"We have put every resource that we have available at the disposal of the search process," Obama said in an interview with KDFW of Dallas.
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The President added that the U.S. as has been in "close cooperation with the Malaysian government" and that "our thoughts and prayers are with the families" of the missing passengers.
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