Funeral of Muhammad Ali

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US President Barack Obama did not attend the memorial because of his daughter’s high school graduation, but Valerie Jarrett, one of his closest aides, read a letter on his behalf.King Abdullah II of Jordan, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and former Ali opponents George Foreman and Larry Holmes were also expected to be in attendance on Friday.

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