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Hunt says he's not interested in Obama CabinetThe Associated Press
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Gov. Jim Hunt said Wednesday he's not interested in becoming Barack Obama's education secretary but wants to keep advising his administration on education issues.
Hunt, who served a record four terms as governor through 2001, had been on several lists of potential Cabinet members following Obama's presidential victory last week.
Returning from a three-day trip to Seattle for a Gates Foundation event attended by Obama education advisers, Hunt told The News&Observer of Raleigh he still expects to work closely with the U.S. Education Department, but he'll do it from North Carolina.
"I just spent several days with the top Obama people," Hunt said. "Many encouraged me to do it. I told them I would not go to Washington."
Hunt, 71, campaigned hard for Obama in North Carolina, where the Democratic nominee became the first in 32 years to win the state's electoral votes.
The Wilson County native championed the Smart Start early childhood initiative in the 1990s and supported a program that links student test scores to teacher bonuses. He now works in a Raleigh law firm and leads think tanks on public schools and higher education.
Hunt said he talked with Obama during a campaign stop in Raleigh the week before the election. He urged Obama to follow through on an education platform that gives every child a world-class education from birth through college graduation.
Hunt said Obama also should take a personal leadership role in improving education.
"This is a man who spent a lot of time on the streets of Chicago and knows about good schools and poor schools," and knows the importance of improving lousy schools, Hunt said. Obama also needs to have a close relationship with governors, the ex-governor said.
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Nov 12, 2008 - 7:41 p.m. EDT
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jhofficial
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So much for fresh and diverse ideas. Seems the old school liberals are the only ones being considered.
Hello did I miss something, anyone care to tell me were NC ranks in education in the nation.
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SunAlsoRises
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| jhofficial wrote: | | Hello did I miss something, anyone care to tell me were NC ranks in education in the nation. |
Judging by some of your posts, I don't even want to know! 
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jhofficial
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| SunAlsoRises wrote: | | jhofficial wrote: | | Hello did I miss something, anyone care to tell me were NC ranks in education in the nation. |
Judging by some of your posts, I don't even want to know! |
Actually there genius, my middle school and high school education took place in the most liberal town in the state of NC.
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SunAlsoRises
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| jhofficial wrote: | | SunAlsoRises wrote: | | jhofficial wrote: | | Hello did I miss something, anyone care to tell me were NC ranks in education in the nation. |
Judging by some of your posts, I don't even want to know! |
Actually there genius, my middle school and high school education took place in the most liberal town in the state of NC. |
Kidding dude! I have to keep you on your toes!  
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jhofficial
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| SunAlsoRises wrote: | | jhofficial wrote: | | SunAlsoRises wrote: | | jhofficial wrote: | | Hello did I miss something, anyone care to tell me were NC ranks in education in the nation. |
Judging by some of your posts, I don't even want to know! |
Actually there genius, my middle school and high school education took place in the most liberal town in the state of NC. |
Kidding dude! I have to keep you on your toes! |
We are cool. Just letting you know I haven't lived all of my 42 years in the big double R (think god) LOL I have been exposed to many different environments and cultures. Unfortuantly in some cases. 
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Kim
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Thank God for small miracles, the last thing I want to see is Jim Hunt back in office !!!!!!!!!
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