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First lady to speak at Freedom Tower

FL (10/8/2009)

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1271850.html

First lady Michelle Obama will visit Miami next week to be the featured speaker at a luncheon at the historic Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.

Tickets for the $250-a-plate Florida Campus Compact 2009 Awards Gala and Luncheon on Oct. 15 are by invitation only and space is strictly limited.

Read the full story in The Miami Herald

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