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I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.

John Engler

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John Engler
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 12
Former Governor Of Michigan
Politician
Mount Pleasant
Michigan
John Mathias Engler
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Detroit
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