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China is certainly an important player in the global economy, and a widespread AIDS epidemic would threaten that growth.
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Bill Gates
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 28
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Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career.
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America's high schools are obsolete. By obsolete, I don't just mean that they're broken, flawed, or underfunded, though a case could be made for every one of those points. By obsolete, I mean our high schools-even when they're working as designed-cannot teach all our students what they need to know today.
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