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Arne Duncan: I'm absolutely convinced our priorities are 100 percent out of whack. Somehow, this is an acceptable level of loss. And…

On the recordJune 14, 2007
I'm absolutely convinced our priorities are 100 percent out of whack. Somehow, this is an acceptable level of loss. And I'm trying to say it's absolutely unacceptable.
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Arne Duncan

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Duncan expresses his belief that the loss of children's lives to gun violence is being normalized in society.

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