Education vital to U.S. success, Obama tells Hampton University graduates

"This class is graduating at a time of great difficulty for America and for the world," Obama said. "You’re entering a job market, in an era of heightened international competition, with an economy that’s still rebounding from the worst crisis since the Great Depression. You’re accepting your degrees as America still wages two wars — wars that many in your generation have been fighting. " At the same time, he said, "you’re coming of age in a 24-7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don’t always rank that high on the truth meter."

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by Scott Wilson, The Washington Post.

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