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Mich. governor to visit White House for dinner
Posted: 02.27.2011 at 1:36 PM
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The dinner is part of a national governor's conference

LANSING (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and his wife, Sue, are heading to their first White House dinner.

The nation's governors and their spouses have been invited to the White House for a black tie evening, Sunday, with President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.

The event is part of the National Governors Association winter meeting that Snyder is attending in Washington, D.C.  The conference runs from Saturday through Monday.

On Monday, governors will return to the White House for meetings with the president and his Cabinet.

The conference will conclude with a speech on higher education by Microsoft founder, Bill Gates.

(Copyright ©2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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