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    One year ago, Barack Obama was elected president of the U.S., restoring a measure of presidential legitimacy to the country. And he acknowledged as much Wednesday in Madison.
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  2. Obama: Make education 'America's national mission' Obama: Make education 'America's national mission'
    By JASON STEIN jstein@madison.com 608-252-6129
    On the anniversary of last year’s historic election, President Barack Obama today told an audience at Madison’s Wright Middle School that he wanted to use more than $4 billion in federal incentives to “make education America’s national mission.”
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    Highlights of President Obama's brief visit to Madison, including his arrival in Air Force One and some of his speech at Wright Middle School.
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    President Obama speaks about education in a speech Wednesday at Wright Middle School in Madison.
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    Students at Wright Middle School heard the president tell them to study hard and work consistently. If they could have, they would have told h…
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    The Secret Service wanted buses to protect President Obama from threats from the marshy area across from Wright Middle School, but there weren…
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    The setup started early Wednesday morning at Wright Middle School, where President Obama will speak later in the day on education reform.

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What do you think of President Obama visiting Wright Middle School in Madison on Wednesday?

It's great. Anytime a president visits is a good thing.

It's good. Madison could use some national publicity.

Whatever. It's a lot of hoopla for a relatively minor event.

It stinks. Shouldn't he be focused on fixing things rather than photo ops?

I hate it. What has Obama ever done that should excite us about this visit?