More Spellings
Here's what our new Secretary of Education, Spellings, looks like.
The question no one will ask: will she aspire to match her education record in Texas?
posted by shari L @ 1:39 PM
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
The question no one will ask: will she aspire to match her education record in Texas?
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