One of the Founding Fathers and a scientist by profession, Franklin set up the club for mutual improvement to allow people from diverse backgrounds to share knowledge and propose ideas.

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And with Barack Obama, we are determined to propose new ideas to get things moving, both within the framework of the G8 and the G20.

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And I think in order to accomplish that, we need people like you and me to continue to not only talk about it but propose some ideas about how to eliminate poverty in this country.

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