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Barack Obama: Bullying can have destructive consequences for our young people, and it's not something we have to accept.

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
Bullying can have destructive consequences for our young people, and it's not something we have to accept.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention

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