Obama tells graduates education a responsibility of all Americans

Monday, May 10, 2010

HAMPTON, Va. -- President Barack Obama, addressing graduates at historically black Hampton University on Sunday, said it is the responsibility of all Americans to offer every child the type of education that will make them competitive in an economy in which just a high school diploma is no longer enough.

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