i want to thank senator mcdougal for his leadership on this bill. this is a model that has worked national. louisiana, tennessee have created recovery and achievement districts, and the results are positive. many of you accompanied our secretary on a trip to louisiana and you saw it in person and know it works. we don't have any other option. failing schools will not be tolerated in virginia. i can tell you as the parent of five children that are with us tonight, all of whom have graduated from good virginia public schools, we must raise the bar and be intolerant of failure. we must continue to bring more innovation and more choices to the public-school system. excellent education demands having the courage to try new things and to be innovative. public charter schools have done well nationally to help bring options to our most underserved communities. the charter schools can increase flexibility and innovation and offer a wider range of educational experience. we have approved new taurus school laws, but we have not done enough. pennsylvania had 16

for the past years it's been coached by todd mcdougall. he's taught his entire career at olympia high school. he's one of those, and we all know them, great teachers. as is his wife, julie, a middle school science teacher. mr. heck: so you can imagine the feelings when he was diagnosed with glioblastoma. he could use our prayers, as could julie, as could their daughter and twin-year-old sons. i hope you find out more thabt remarkable man at friends of todd mcdougall on facebook. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to to salute the work done by california justice center. i was an alameda county prosecutor and it was during my tenure that he justice center was founded by my former boss. prior to its existence, people in my area subjected to domestic violence, human trafficking or sexual assault had to navigate a com

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jerry mcdougal was a potential candidate for the company's now-vacant senior vice president of retailition. shares of apple falling below $500 this week. look at that -- $487 a share. premarket higher by a buck. you see ever since the foen 5 actually came out -- the iphone 5 actually came out, people are selling on the news, reports of whether or not they've cut the number of orders for parts internally has pressured the stock. >>> facebook shares also coming under pressure this week. investors appear to be less than thrilled by the company's product announcement yesterday. social networking site unveiled a new tool that lets people search their network of friends to find everything from restaurants to movie recommendations. >> graph search. we have stocks reporting today. i have gone on facebook, and i'm searching the right graphs for all the stock movements s. that what it does? that seems like a weird thing to try and take on -- you can search for graphs, is that -- is it the graph search? >> social graphs. >> a graph search. >> what's a social graph? >> what you're connected to, w

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