Week of June 13, 2016

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PORTLAND, MAINE -- 06/17/16 -- Iraqi-born Goffran Ali, smiles while saying the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time as a naturalized American citizen on Friday at City Hall in Portland. Ali, and 21 other refugees from around the world, took part in a naturalization ceremony ahead of World Refugee Day on Monday. Troy R. Bennett | BDN