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Jan. 22, 2014-The U.S. Conference of Mayors kicked of its 82nd Winter Meeting.  The theme of this year's conference is "innovations that lead."  Mayors from around the country are participating in various committee and task force meetings.  A number of cabinet secretaries are addressing the mayors, and tomorrow they will visit the White House and hear from President Obama.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius addresses the Committee on Children, Health and Human Services as Green Bay Mayor James J. Schmitt looks on.
Secretary Sebelius speaks as Kana Enomoto, M.A., principal deputy administrator of the Substancee Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, looks on.


Secretary of Education Arne Duncan prepares to participate in a meeting of the Education Reform Task Force.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, chair of the task force, draws a laugh with a comment about the Super Bowl-bound Denver Broncos.
Mayor Hancock said his goal is to eliminate the achievement gap.
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