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He attended [[Harvard College]] and graduated in 1978. For a year after his graduation he worked with a [[United Nations]] program in [[Darfur]], [[Sudan]]. He returned to [[Boston]] in 1980 to attend [[Harvard Law School]]. In 1994, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights by then president, [[Bill Clinton]]. While working for the [[Justice Department]], he was part of one of the largest, pre September 11, criminal investigation of church burnings in the South. In 1997 he returned to life as a private citizen and worked for company's such as [[Coca-Cola]] (Executive Vice President and General Counsel), [[Texaco]] (chairperson for the Equality and Fairness Task Force) and a law firm (Day, Berry & Howard).<ref>http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov3&U=Agov3_Deval_Patrick_welcome_msg</ref>

He attended [[Harvard College]] and graduated in 1978. For a year after his graduation he worked with a [[United Nations]] program in [[Darfur]], [[Sudan]]. He returned to [[Boston]] in 1980 to attend [[Harvard Law School]]. In 1994, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights by then president, [[Bill Clinton]]. While working for the [[Justice Department]], he was part of one of the largest, pre September 11, criminal investigation of church burnings in the South. In 1997 he returned to life as a private citizen and worked for company's such as [[Coca-Cola]] (Executive Vice President and General Counsel), [[Texaco]] (chairperson for the Equality and Fairness Task Force) and a law firm (Day, Berry & Howard).<ref>http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov3&U=Agov3_Deval_Patrick_welcome_msg</ref>

In 2006 he was elected governor of [[Massachusetts]]. He was the first [[Democrat]] to be elected governor in sixteen years.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/MA/MA.htm?csp=34</ref>  

In 2006 he was elected governor of [[Massachusetts]]. He was the first [[Democrat]] to be elected governor in sixteen years.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/MA/MA.htm?csp=34</ref>  

==Quotes==

==Quotes==

Deval Patrick, responding to a discussion about [[Glenn Beck|Glenn Beck's]] [[Restoring Honor]] rally, said the following about the [[United States of America]]: "It's a free country. I wish it weren't."<ref>Ed Morrissey. [http://hotair.com/archives/2010/09/01/deval-patrick-on-beck-rally-its-a-free-country-i-wish-it-werent/ Deval Patrick on Beck rally: “It’s a free country. I wish it weren’t.”], ''[[Hot Air]]'', September 1, 2010.</ref>

Deval Patrick, responding to a discussion about [[Glenn Beck|Glenn Beck's]] [[Restoring Honor]] rally, said the following about the [[United States of America]]: "It's a free country. I wish it weren't."<ref>Ed Morrissey. [https://hotair.com/archives/2010/09/01/deval-patrick-on-beck-rally-its-a-free-country-i-wish-it-werent/ Deval Patrick on Beck rally: “It’s a free country. I wish it weren’t.”], ''[[Hot Air]]'', September 1, 2010.</ref>

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