"Morning Joe" PowWOW: "Great Expectations" In Education

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CJW, March 31, 2010 9:00 AM

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Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski Brought Out The Big Guns Yesterday:
Mayor Bloomberg,
Gov. Jeb Bush,
John Legend,
Rev. Al Sharpton,
Mayor Cory Booker, Newark
Blair Taylor, L.A. Urban League

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