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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Obama Says He Owes Everything To Education (VIDEO)

Obama Says He Owes Everything To Education (VIDEO):

Obama Says He Owes Everything To Education (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post First Posted: 11/23/11 03:29 PM ET Updated: 11/23/11 03:35 PM ET

If you could sit down for dinner with the President of the United States, what would you ask him?

Retired school teacher Juanita Martinez of Brighton, Colo. knew. She was one among three others -- another retired teacher, an Army veteran and a small business owner -- who had dinner with President Barack Obama last month.

"My concern is, of course, public education," Martinez told Obama. "I subbed last year for a class and there were like 33 students and three didn't even have desks. So, it's gotten really rough."

It wasn't a clear question, per se, and so the President didn't really have a clear answer, but he did