Before I left I also got to meet Nick Cannon.

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At his impressive home on the outskirts of the city, my camera crew and I meet his friends and family, before Luol.

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And before we came out, I had a chance to meet with Amirah and her mom, but also a couple other of your classmates.

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And we're going to meet those targets, as I said before, not simply because the science demands it, but also because I think it offers us enormous economic opportunity down the road.

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When I meet him at his Redmond headquarters, just days before the Windows 8 launch, the Microsoft CEO is unapologetic about his company's record of innovation and its financial performance.

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Now, I understand some of you had some philosophical differences perhaps on the just the concept of government spending, but, as I recall, opposition was declared before we had a chance to actually meet and exchange ideas.

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"It really is exciting, but I'm sure I'll be even more excited when we meet up as a squad before tour, " he said.

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