First Lady Michelle Obama will fill nearly two dozen of the seats in her State of the Union box with individuals representing key initiatives being promoted by her husband during the annual address to Congress. Among the first lady's guests are Alan Gross, the American aid worker recently released from a Cuban prison after a five-year detention, and his wife, Judy; Nicole Hernandez Hammer, a Guatemalan immigrant who raises awareness within the Latino community about climate change, and astronaut Scott Kelly, the brother-in-law of former Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords, the victim of a 2011 shooting, is married to Kelly's twin brother, Mark. She resigned three years ago in January, a day after being recognized at Obama's 2012 State of the Union.
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The First Lady will fill nearly two dozen of the seats in her box with individuals representing key initiatives being promoted by her husband
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Among the first lady's guests: Alan Gross, the aid worker recently released from a Cuban prison after a five-year detention, and his wife, Judy
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Nicole Hernandez Hammer, a Guatemalan immigrant who raises awareness within the Latino community about climate change
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Astronaut Scott Kelly, the brother-in-law of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords; Giffords is married to Kelly's twin brother, Mark
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Anthony Mendez, a freshman in college who spent part of his formative years in a homeless shelter after his family was evicted from their home
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