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State of the union. a number of undocumented immigrants will be invited guests. back in 2008 the list was really interesting. and it sort of was a flashback to what life was like back then. guests of laura bush included a mother from indiana who faced foreclosure on the family's home. that, of course, was the big crisis then. an army staff sergeant seriously wounded in iraq but now home. the mother of a cuban journalist who was held as a political prisoner, an emergency room nurse, an hiv positive mother from tanzania. the head of the university in afghanistan. a bunch of wounded warriors comm...

Newtown, a school may be renamed for one of the teachers killed in the tragedy, victoria soto. she was 27 years old. she's the one that died while shielding her kids. they may name a street after her, as well. she grew up there in stratford, connecticut. so many human faces to this thing. you think if any group has any sway over where the debate goes, those parent, their voices should be heard. perhaps more loudly than anybody else. >> you still see the grief on their faces. i guess you never get over something like that. but it seems so fresh on their faces. >> just a month. the house is ex...

Understand that this bill made sure that if you had pre-existing conditions, you could not have an insurance company that could tell you they wouldn't cover you, when people understood this bill said if you are 26 years of age or younger, particularly with women, youth unemployment in this country is at 17-plus percent. and that if you are under the age of 26, you can still be on your parents' coverage. people understood the details of this bill, that's when you started watching the numbers change because up until that point people didn't have a complete understanding of just how powerful this...

Coalition of women prisoners. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> kim, i want to start with you. we started with marissa's story, and i think it's useful for people watching to really understand the -- the human faces behind this. can you tell me just a bit about your case and about your experiences. >> sure. i want to thank you, all, for the opportunity to be here. i want to first say that after 20 years, i can tell my story and someone will actually listen. i was in an abusive relationship for almost five years, and i ended up killing him in an act of self-defense during an abusive in...

Every weekend here on mph, we take the opportunity to acknowledge the work of those fighting the good fight, those standing up for fairness, justice and progress. we call them our foot soldiers. often our foot soldiers are those whose names would otherwise go unreported. but today, we shine the light on those forced to go nameless, uncounted and unprotected, those deemed illegal and thus illegitimate members of society. this week, three young women had the strength to come out as undocumented. and as they say, unafraid and unapologetic. three women named themselves in order to bring human face...