Miami-Dade high school seniors head to DC for legislative views
Thirty Miami-Dade high school senior students boarded a flight early Thursday morning to Washington, D.C., to take part in the annual meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Miami-Dade high school seniors head to DC for legislative views
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Miami-Dade high school seniors head to DC for legislative views
Thirty Miami-Dade high school senior students boarded a flight early Thursday morning to Washington, D.C., to take part in the annual meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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