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Obama says beheading "shocked the conscience" of the world

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the beheading of American journalist James Foley by Islamic State militants "shocked the conscience of the entire world" and he vowed the United States would do what it must to protect its citizens. U.S. officials, meanwhile, said American warplanes continued to strike IS targets in Iraq. (Full Story) Islamic State posted a video on Tuesday that purported to show the beheading of Foley in revenge for U.S. air strikes in Iraq. It prompted widespread revulsion that could push Western powers into further action against the group.   U.S. officials said on Wednesday that intelligence analysts had concluded that the video, titled "A Message to America," was authentic. It also showed images of another U.S. journalist, Steven Sotloff, whose fate Islamic State said depends on how the United States acts in Iraq. The gruesome video presented Obama with bleak options that could define American involvem