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Barack Obama: College isn't just the best investment you can make in your future. It is the best investment that you can make in your…

On the recordApril 23, 2012
College isn't just the best investment you can make in your future. It is the best investment that you can make in your country's future.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder

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