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Obama Invites Ahmed to White House Astronomy Night

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“Cool clock.”

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President Obama tweeted in support of Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas 14-year-old whose homemade clock got him arrested in Irving, Texas, on Monday. "Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great." The White House press secretary said Mohamed has been invited to attend an astronomy night event next month, and added that the teenager’s teachers “failed him.”