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U.S. House Invites Pendleton Family to Washington



The parents of slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton will sit in the House of Representatives gallery with First Lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday night's State of the Union address. 

President Obama is expected to include violence prevention proposals in his address, The Pendletons will sit among other families whose lives have been affected by gun violence.  Hadiya Pendleton was shot to death earlier this month as she stood with friends in a south side park. 

Police are questioning two people about that shooting. 

(Posted 5:07 pm 02/11/13, Metro News, by Ted Maguire)

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