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President Obama talks during an informal lunch last week at a Washington restaurant with top aides and four individuals who previously served time in prison, including Kemba Smith who grew up in Henrico County.

President Obama talks during an informal lunch last week at a Washington restaurant with top aides and four individuals who previously served time in prison, including Kemba Smith who grew up in Henrico County.

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Reversal of misfortune

Kemba Smith, whose prison sentence was commuted in 2000, dines with President Obama after meeting with White House aides

When U.S. Sen. Barack Obama was making his initial bid to become president of the United States, Richmond native and 1989 Hermitage High School graduate Kemba Smith was among the thousands volunteering in his ambitious history-making campaign.