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Obama's graduation speech disses Madoff

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obama,-barack125x100.jpgGraduates of Arizona State University will likely remember their commencement speaker at the school's Tuesday graduation, President Obama, who warned graduates to avoid living like Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff:

"The leaders we revere, the businesses that last -- they are not the result of narrow pursuit of popularity or personal achievement, but of devotion to bigger purpose. ... The trappings of success may be a byproduct of this larger mission, but they can't be the central thing. Just ask Bernie Madoff."

For the full commencement speech, check out video below. - Gerald Magpily



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