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James Carville: “I'm not sure, but I think it came out of the Department of Education and I think they were talking about in terms of it…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2009
I'm not sure, but I think it came out of the Department of Education and I think they were talking about in terms of it, as I understand it, it was like civic -- personal responsibility, being studious or something like that.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

James Carville discusses the origins of the controversy surrounding President Obama's planned speech to students.

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