Homeless teenager to addend State of the Union speech
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
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A homeless teenager's remarkable achievements in a high school in New York have earned her a seat at US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Samantha Garvey, who has a 3.9 grade point average, gained recognition for her work studying the effects of predators on mussels after she became a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. Olga, her mother, has not been able to work since she and her husband were in a car accident almost a year ago. Cath Turner reports on the inspirational young girl's story of overcoming the odds.
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