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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Merced

Merced stories: 2 news summaries

Michelle to
California Grads:
We Need You

First lady exhorts public service as 12K attend speech to 500 grads

May 17, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - While her husband’s commencement speeches were plagued by controversy, Michelle Obama received adoration from graduates at the University of California, Merced, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. During a 29-minute address on a 100-degree day, the first lady encouraged graduates to pursue public service careers. “We are going to... More »

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California • Michelle Obama • University of California • graduation • commencement speech • college graduates • public service • Merced

(AP) - Seniors at the University of California, Merced, couldn't rely on a wealthy and established network of alumni to reel in a famous commencement speaker. The UC system's newest campus has yet to graduate a full senior class and only has a handful of alumni. But that didn't keep this year's... More »

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California • Michelle Obama • college • University of California • commencement speech • Merced • founding class

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