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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick: “It is important that we come to today, and I want to commend the President's administration, President Obama's…”

On the recordMarch 31, 2009
It is important that we come to today, and I want to commend the President's administration, President Obama's administration for nominating such a fine gentleman.

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Kilpatrick praises President Obama's nomination of Dr. Leonard for Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

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