Sec. Duncan, Sec. Vilsack read to children in Washington
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (L) and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan read to children as part of the Education Department's "Read to the Top" initiative in Washington on July 17, 2009. With Duncan is his son. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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