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Thomas Friedman: Grinnell College Commencement Address

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Program: Intelligent Talk Television #164
Broadcast Date: May. 26, 2009

On May 18, 2009, three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Friedman delivered the commencement address to Grinnell College graduates and challenged them to embrace their liberal arts education to "rejuvenate, renew, and refresh America."

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Post Date: May 21, 2009

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