11/18/2010
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"As this is a matter of urgent importance, the Administration urges prompt passage of the DISCLOSE Act."
"Our children don't need us to be superheroes; they don't need us to be perfect; they do need us to be present."
"More than 2 years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the order read by Major General Gordon Granger made plain that the relationship between 'former masters and slaves' ..."
"This is why Juneteenth, while rooted in the history of a people, can be celebrated by all Americans."