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Chris Good - Chris Good is a political reporter for ABC News. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and a reporter for The Hill.

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Question Of The Day: I Can't Be A Rapper?

By Chris Good

Sep 9 2009, 6:30 AM ET Comment

President Obama has a habit--demonstrated again yesterday--of telling students they're probably not going to be basketball players or rappers as he's encouraging them to work hard. Doesn't that, sort of, crush people's dreams? In Obama's world, where are the next Jay-Z and LeBron?

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