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The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.

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Scott Walker
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: November 2
Politician
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Scott Kevin Walker
Scott K. Walker
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I'm certainly an imperfect man. And it's only by the blood of Jesus Christ that I've been redeemed from my sins. So I know that God doesn't call me to do a specific thing, God hasn't given me a list, a Ten Commandments of things to act on the first day. What God calls us to do is follow his will. And ultimately that's what I'm going to try to do.
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