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" We all know that an angry electorate is a voting electorate. "

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" I think that five, 10, 50 years down the road, we'll be honoring President Barack Obama for ending two wars, stopping the economic hemorrhage and, yes, reducing the number of uninsured. And the polls won't matter. "

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" Integrated schools help students achieve academic success in the present and personal success in the future. "

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