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Obama Presses Ed Agenda

POSTED: March 10, 2011, 12:00 am

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President Obama traveled to TechBoston in Boston, Massachusetts as he continues to push his education reform agenda. Joining him was Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.





Source: The White House

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