On the recordJune 2, 2007
I do. And it's a tough to say. We've lost 21 students in 40 weeks who have been shot dead here in Chicago. That's a child every two weeks. That's a staggering number.
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transcripts.cnn.comArne Duncan: “I do. And it's a tough to say. We've lost 21 students in 40 weeks who have been shot dead here in Chicago. That's a…”
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Duncan highlights the alarming rate of youth violence and its implications in Chicago.
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