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Of the time. that's cold comfort to anyone who was abused. >> anne thompson, thank you very much. today, our nbc news first read team notes, quote, if you're a politician, your biography matters. they are referring to the dallas morning news headline about the democratic candidate for governor. state senator wendy davis. the article looks at how she's blurred key facts in the campaigni campaign starting with this. >> she was raised by a single mother with a 6th grade education. married young. by 19 she was divorced and raised me as a single mother. they say everything is bigger in texas. tha...

Laptops for the kids because of common core? >> fifth of all, i saw the lead into the common croc tease i thought that was for me. really truly if states wanted -- said let's decide what to teach at what grade i wouldn't have a problem with that. but that said, there are a lot of thing that is are attributed to common core that aren't. >> can you define common core for us? >> there are the common core standards which are in agreement of what to teach at what grade. >> shakshakesspear should be introduced in the 9th grade. and then there tests being developed by the separate

Would agree with me on that point. no one ever wants to have to do this again. no one is happy about the fact that we have 11 million people here who are undocumented. something that should never ever happen again, but the decisions made that led to this happened when i was in 9th grade, a long time ago and now we have to deal with this so it never happens again. >> sean: how do you respond-- i read the frame work and when you first explained it to me last week and i spoke to you. >> yeah. >> sean: i said, this was the most interesting proposal that i had ever heard. it seemed like you were re...

Long walk home is making sure there are institutionally safe spaces as well as sort of empowerment with young women and jessica was leading us to that in that nation. how do we combine that with the voices and policy and institutional changes. >> i think jessica's article was really good. women of color, young women of color being this the forefront and so with the lock walk home, the population of young wum we work with are prize merrily african-american women and latino women, ages 9th grade going into college. what we've noticed is if you actually engage youth, and i think this speaks to th...

about your business plan or what you intend to do for revenue. >> my buddies here advised me to get a white guy to be my front man. i hired a polished white guy and let him do the talking. >> it is very sad. in 2011 we have a black president and he is not putting any money in my pocket right now directly. we have to play the game until we are successful. >> if ten years down the road there are no more black entrepreneurs than there are today what is at risk? >> a permanent under class. in this unassuming three bedroom home in mountain view, california angela benten and wayne sutten...