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My sister is a teacher, so I am a strong support of teachers, but I'm not going to be bound by just a certain way of talking about these things, in order for us to move forward on behalf of our kids.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
44Th U.S. President
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