school in philadelphia. we ll bring that to you live as soon as it begins. this message by the president to students, what a difference a year makes. you recall this time last year a bunch of people were up in arms over mr. obama s first back-to-school speech accusing him of indoctrination trying to ram his political agenda down kids throats. some parents even refused to let their kids go to school that day. so they didn t have to listen to the president. look, mr. president, stay away from our kids. that s a year ago. for the most part that outcry is not being heard today, largely because it s not very useful. the white house released the president s speech yesterday so everybody could get their head around it and read it in advance. president obama doesn t always stick to the script, but we have a general sense what he ll say. as we wait for the president to begin we re going to tell you about some of the focus points of his speech. now, joining us to talk about it, we ve
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