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1、FirstLadyMichelleObama:Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould'veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmort
2、gage.Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.That'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesaren'tpolitical–they'r
3、epersonal.BecauseBarackknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehe'slivedit...andhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunity,nomatterwhoweare,orwherewe'refrom,orwhatw
4、elooklike,orwhowelove.Andhebelievesthatwhenyou'veworkedhard,anddonewell,andwalkedthroughthatdoorwayofopportunity...youdonotslamitshutbehindyou...youreachback,andyougiveotherfolksthesamechancesthathelpedyousucceed.SowhenpeopleaskmewhetherbeingintheWhiteHousehaschanged
5、myhusband,Icanhonestlysaythatwhenitcomestohischaracter,andhisconvictions,andhisheart,BarackObamaisstillthesamemanIfellinlovewithallthoseyearsago.He'sthesamemanwhostartedhiscareerbyturningdownhighpayingjobsandinsteadworkinginstrugglingneighborhoodswhereasteelplanthads
6、hutdown,fightingtorebuildthosecommunitiesandgetfolksbacktowork...becauseforBarack,successisn'tabouthowmuchmoneyyoumake,it'saboutthedifferenceyoumakeinpeople'slives.He'sthesamemanwho,whenourgirlswerefirstborn,wouldanxiouslychecktheircribseveryfewminutestoensuretheywer
7、estillbreathing,proudlyshowingthemofftoeveryoneweknew.That'sthemanwhositsdownwithmeandourgirlsfordinnernearlyeverynight,patientlyansweringtheirquestionsaboutissuesinthenews,andstrategizingaboutmiddleschoolfriendships.That'sthemanIseeinthosequietmomentslateatnight,hun
8、chedoverhisdesk,poringovertheletterspeoplehavesenthim.Theletterfromthefatherstrugglingtopayhisbills...fromthewomandyingofcancerwhos
