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Commencement 2013: A sampling of advice to this year's college grads

Here are some memorable excerpts from this spring's college commencement addresses.

15. Local focus

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Sen. Al Franken (D) of Minnesota listens to testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigrant women and immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013.

  • By Ross Atkin Staff writer

“You can make your mark on the world without conquering it first. Heck, you can do it even without leaving town.”

Al Franken

US senator from Minnesota

At the University of Minnesota, Morris

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