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I will never forget the look on our two-year old daughter\u2019 face as she watched Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama debate. My wife and I realized that our little girl would only know an America in which every child can aspire to be President.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benjamin Jealous<\/a>
President of the NAACP<\/a>
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I will never forget the look on our two-year old daughter\u2019 face as she watched Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama debate. My wife and I realized that our little girl would only know an America in which every child can aspire to be President. Benjamin JealousPresident of the NAACP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nI Will Never Forget<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I will never forget the look on our two-year old daughter' face as she watched Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama debate. 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