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Talarico Faces Backlash Over Student Memoir Assignment
Filed: Mar 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM ET
Summary: Texas Senate candidate James Talarico criticized for asking sixth-graders to write 'Obama memoirs'.
WHO: James Talarico
WHAT: Assigned students to write 'Obama memoirs'
WHEN: Mar 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
WHERE: Texas
WHY: Criticism over appropriateness of the assignment
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