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Michelle Obama speaks at the Freedom Tower

FL (10/19/2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anlJ6V9pFlU

First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to the Florida Campus Compact awards luncheon at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami to tell the students and educators to make community service a priority. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

A first-rate education, includes civic responsibility as well as academic preparation.... With the right programs in place, our schools can provide a wonderful opportunity for students to come together and learn the skills that will keep our democracy strong."

-Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education

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