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Arne Duncan (born November 6, 1964) is an American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of Education. Duncan had previously served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 21: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the health care reform legislation March 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The proposed legislation has become the signature piece of Obama's domestic policy agenda and has eluded U.S. presidents dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. Barack Obama
Xavier's Jordan Crawford celebrates after beating Pittsburgh in an NCAA second-round college basketball game in Milwaukee, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Xavier beat Pittsburgh 71-68. National Collegiate Athletic Association
President George W. Bush, left, smiles with Jan Bullock, wife of former Texas Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, as Bush receives the History-Making Texan Award from the Texas State History Museum Foundation in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. President Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored at the Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner. George W. Bush
WASHINGTON - MARCH 21: Members of Congress hold up signs from the second floor of the Capitol as demonstrators protest from the lawn on March 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. Later today the House is scheduled to vote on Health Care Legislation that has divided both sides of Congress. U.S. Congress
The Krewe of Endymion celebrates Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. New Orleans
Mark Chavez, left, of Denver, holds his 4-year-old daughter, Andi, during a rally to spur lawmakers to consider reform on immigration policies in Confluence Park in Denver on Sunday, March 21, 2010. The rally was part of a nationwide effort to bring immigration issues to the forefront. Denver
Pro Life Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) speaks during a news conference on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 21, 2010. The US House of Representatives on Sunday opened a session set to culminate with a crucial vote on President Barack Obama's historic legislation to remake US health care. U.S. Republican Party
The former Sherrard school is seen in Detroit, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The state-appointed financial manager for Detroit's deficit-ridden public schools said Monday he is rushing to demolish 14 vacant schools that are the "worst of the worst" crime-infested eyesores the shrinking district owns. "Vacant schools across Detroit have been blights on the community and safety hazards for far too long," Robert Bobb said. Robert Bobb
WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) (2nd R) delivers remarks about the health care reform bill's benefits for university and college students during an event with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) and students on the East Front steps of the U.S. Capitol March 17, 2010 in Washington, DC. Democrats have piggybacked a bill to overhaul the student loan industry onto the health care reform bill, which they hope to vote on before the end of the week. House Education and Labor Committee
WASHINGTON - MARCH 21: Seven-year-old Luis Leon from Chicago and other protestors participate in a 'March For America' demonstration calling for immigration reform March 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. According to the organizers of the 'March for America' hundreds of groups from almost every state are taking part to march for immigration reform from the National Mall to RFK Stadium. Chicago
Harvard's J.P. O'Connor tries to control Cal Poly's Chase Pami during their finals in the 157 pound weight class Saturday March 20, 2010 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Omaha, Neb. Harvard University
Children's Hospital of Michigan is shown in Detroit Friday, March 19, 2010. The Detroit Medical Center has signed a letter of intent that opens the door for it to be purchased by a private Nashville, Tenn. -based health system, Vanguard Health Systems. Vanguard has agreed to $500 million in specific projects, including $170 million for a new Children's Hospital tower, $75 million for a new cardiovascular institute and outpatient building, and improvements to several other facilities. The other $350 million will be for ongoing repairs and capital and equipment needs. Detroit
Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell answers a question during a news conference at their NCAA college basketball tournament site in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, March 21, 2010. Kentucky will meet Michigan State Monday in the second round of the tournament. Kentucky
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 21: Nick Young #1 of the Washington Wizards goes up for a shot against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 21, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 99-92. California
Rhode Island's Akeem Richmond finds an opening in the Northwestern defense to put up a 3-pointer during an NIT college basketball game in South Kingstown, R.I., on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Rhode Island
MILWAUKEE - MARCH 21: Maurice Miller #3 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets goes for a shot against David Lighty #23. Dallas Lauderdale #52 and Jon Diebler #33 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half during the second round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the Bradley Center on March 21, 2010 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Georgia
Kansas City Royals pitchers throw during baseball spring training in Surprise, Ariz., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Kansas

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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, laughs with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan during an appearance at Brown International Academy in west Denver on Friday, March 19, 2010. Bennet, who was the former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, joined Duncan to recap a day of meetings with educational leaders from rural and urban school districts.

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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, laughs with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan during an appearance at Brown International Academy in west Denver on Friday, March 19, 2010. Bennet, who was the former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, joined Duncan to recap a day of meetings with educational leaders from rural and urban school districts.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies at a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies at a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, center with yellow tie, marches with students and civil rights activists over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Monday, March 8, 2010. Before crossing the bridge, Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, center with yellow tie, marches with students and civil rights activists over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Monday, March 8, 2010. Before crossing the bridge, Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, third from left, marches with a large group of students and civil rights activists over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Monday, March 8, 2010. Before crossing the bridge, Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation. From left: Tatyana Ali, Rose Sanders, Duncan, State Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, State Superintendent of Education Joseph Morton, Rev. F.D. Reese and State Sen. Hank Sanders, D-Selma.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, third from left, marches with a large group of students and civil rights activists over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Monday, March 8, 2010. Before crossing the bridge, Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation. From left: Tatyana Ali, Rose Sanders, Duncan, State Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, State Superintendent of Education Joseph Morton, Rev. F.D. Reese and State Sen. Hank Sanders, D-Selma.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks to students and civil rights activists at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on Monday, March 8, 2010. Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation in a speech before leading a march over the bridge at the site of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights protest.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks to students and civil rights activists at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on Monday, March 8, 2010. Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation in a speech before leading a march over the bridge at the site of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights protest.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks with Keith High School student D'Wan Lewis before making a speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Monday, March 8, 2010. Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation in a speech before joining a group of students and civil rights activists in a march at the site of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights protest.

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks with Keith High School student D'Wan Lewis before making a speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Monday, March 8, 2010. Duncan called education the civil rights issue of our generation in a speech before joining a group of students and civil rights activists in a march at the site of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights protest.

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan, center, gestures during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, to announce a national education initiative to boost academic achievement among Hispanic students from kindergarten through high school. From right to left are: Miami Dade College President Eduardo J. Padron, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and Duncan.

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan, center, gestures during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, to announce a national education initiative to boost academic achievement among Hispanic students from kindergarten through high school. From right to left are: Miami Dade College President Eduardo J. Padron, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and Duncan.

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"I have a lot more treatment to do"


Tiger Woods Mar 22 2010 12:09 PM from The Legal Times

"They will have destroyed their party much as Lyndon Johnson shattered the Democratic Party for 40 years"


Newt Gingrich Mar 22 2010 11:53 AM from SmallTalk

"How can we assure that low-income Latino and African-American students get the same access to a college-prep curriculum, AP classes and college as other students?"


Arne Duncan Mar 22 2010 11:47 AM from Palladium Item

"The administration proposal is a growth-based model that measures an individual student's progress over time. It's no longer treating every eighth-grader, for example, as equal"


Joe Sestak Mar 22 2010 6:31 AM from GoErie.com

"We've got to get accountability right this time. We're much more interested in absolute gains than in test scores"


Arne Duncan Mar 22 2010 6:31 AM from GoErie.com

"It does so in a fiscally responsible manner, reducing the deficit by an estimated $138 billion over the first 10 years and an additional $1.2 trillion in the following decade"


Chris Carney Mar 22 2010 5:20 AM from Wilkes-Barre Weekender

"If it’s good enough for members of Congress, it is good enough for the people they represent"


Chris Carney Mar 22 2010 5:20 AM from Wilkes-Barre Weekender

"Senior citizens do not have to worry about losing any benefits because of this bill. In fact, their coverage for prescription drug costs and preventative care will improve"


Paul Kanjorski Mar 22 2010 5:20 AM from Wilkes-Barre Weekender

"I know what he's like now. He's fair, he's smart"


Mar 22 2010 2:27 AM from Globe and Mail
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, laughs with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan during an appearance at Brown International Academy in west Denver on Friday, March 19, 2010. Bennet, who was the former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, joined Duncan to recap a day of meetings with educational leaders from rural and urban school districts.

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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, laughs with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan during an appearance at Brown International Academy in west Denver on Friday, March 19, 2010. Bennet, who was the former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, joined Duncan to recap a day of meetings with educational leaders from rural and urban school districts.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint.

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