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Barack Obama: Every child has their own gifts, and it's up to us to discover them.

On the recordApril 27, 2009
Every child has their own gifts, and it's up to us to discover them.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Honoring the 2009 National and State Teachers of the Year

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