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Barack Obama: Sometimes, kids are going to make mistakes; sometimes, they're going to make bad decisions.

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
Sometimes, kids are going to make mistakes; sometimes, they're going to make bad decisions.
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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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