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`The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' attends Hacienda La Puente Unified board meeting
- 04-30-2010
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By Maritza Velazquez/San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" is zeroing in on the controversy surrounding Hacienda La Puente Unified School District's new Confucius Classroom. The satirical news program's crew filmed the school district's board meeting Thursday night. They also videotaped several community members who vehemently oppose the Chinese language and culture classroom, which will be funded by the Chinese government. Mary Anne King, a Hacienda Heights resident opposed to the Confucius Classroom, said she has never seen an episode of "The Daily Show," but was concerned how it would portray the issue. (more..)
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