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I do not support Common Core because there is absolutely no evidence that a big, centralized bureaucracy makes anything better. In fact, there is a lot of evidence to the contrary.

Carly Fiorina

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Carly Fiorina
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 6
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Cara Carleton Sneed
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