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No Honorary Degree for Obama: ASU

What? 'First black president' isn't 'achievement' enough?

By Gabriel Winant,  Newser User

Posted Apr 10, 2009 10:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama probably doesn’t need the extra diploma, but it’s usually considered a package deal: give a commencement speech, get an honorary degree. Arizona State, lucky enough to get Obama as its speaker, has decided that the leader of the free world isn't...   Read full story »

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