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13. HELP! I missed the name, and can't find the woman who spoke earlier yesterday.
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 08:23 PM
Sep 2012

She was telling the story of her dad. He was a coal miner and when and the miners would began and ended their work day, they had card or makers, to see who made it back up and out.

His number was 720. She kept repeating that number thorughout her talk and told a lot about how his example of working hard for his family inspired her to go into political life.

I think she thanked the public school system for her education, the food stamp program and the Pell Grant for college in helping her achieve her goals. I was moved as it sounded like my family.

But the feed from Youtube was stalling with over 190,000 viewers watching it, and I didn't catch her name. I thought she was in Colorado, but have googled several places today to find her and the video, which has not been posted here.

If anyone else listened to her and can remember her name or the video link, I'd appreciate it!

TIA!

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