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In a March 6, 2016 photo, Mari Copeny, 8, of Flint, Mich., stands with a protest sign during a #Justice4Flint rally at Wilson Park on University of Michigan-Flint's campus in Flint, Mich. The White House announced Obama's first visit to Flint Wednesday, April 27, 2016, by posting online a letter the president wrote to Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny. The 8-year-old activist known as "Little Miss Flint" wrote to the president to tell him she was coming to Washington to push lawmakers to do more for the city. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)
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