Obama team announces State of the Union guests

[Omaha Steve]

Source: USA Today

By David Jackson

Former Cuba prisoner Alan Gross and astronaut Scott Kelly will be among first lady Michelle Obama's guests at Tuesday night's State of the Union address, the White House announced Monday.

The 22 guests also include students and educators, health care officials and recipients, government officials, and a wounded veteran who fought in Afghanistan. Some of the guests wrote letters to Obama about various issues.

The invitees symbolize some of the themes of Obama's speech, such as his decision last year to normalize relations with Cuba following Gross' release.

The White House list, in alphabetical order:

Malik Bryant (Chicago), letter writer

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First lady Michelle Obama and guests at the 2012 State of the Union address.
(Photo: H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY)

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[Cha]

1. Thank you, Steve.. I'm sure they will all be very interesting people like always.

Well, there ya go.. the first two..

"Former Cuba prisoner Alan Gross and astronaut Scott Kelly will be among first lady Michelle Obama's guests at Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, the White House announced Monday."