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Barack Obama: In the next few years, the decisions we make about how to educate our children will shape our future for generations to…

On the recordDecember 15, 2008
In the next few years, the decisions we make about how to educate our children will shape our future for generations to come.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release: President-Elect Obama Nominates Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education

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