12/14/2004
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"we're giving local school districts unprecedented flexibility to implement these reforms"
"If the Syrian Government demonstrates a genuine intention to seek true peace by confronting terror and violence, the United States will respond positively."
"Reading is the cornerstone of a good education."
"it's important that we not only provide funding, which we are, at historic levels, but that we insist on accountability and results for that funding"