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(4/14/2009)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/sharing/2009-04-13-michelle-obama_N.htm
By Michelle Obama for USA TODAY
Embedded in our nation’s core values is a spirit of community, generosity and entrepreneurship — a can-do attitude that says no challenge is insurmountable. When so many people are struggling to make ends meet, we need everyone pulling together to solve our nation’s problems and to lift up our fellow Americans. And this includes our young people.
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