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Sunday, January 10, 2016
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
Syrian refugee among State of Union guests
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Syrian refugee is among those invited to sit in first lady Michelle Obama’s visitor box to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
The Obama administration has invited Refaai Hamo of Troy, Michigan, to exemplify the refugees’ plight.
The White House says a missile tore through the complex Hamo designed and where his family lived in Syria. Seven family members died in the blast. He arrived in Michigan with three daughters and a son in December.
Several veterans, the governor of Connecticut and Microsoft’s chief executive will be among the other guests. One seat representing victims of gun violence will be vacant.
—AP
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