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Education secretary calls speech to students 'silly' furor
Washington DC Education Secretary Anne Duncan dismissed opposition to President Obama's schoolchildren address as silly and said the accompanying lesson guides were revised to stress personal responsibility. Sen. Lamar Alexander urged teachers to use the moment for civics, Lincoln to Reagan, and warned of political hype surrounding the event.
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