President Obama invites the boy who was arrested for making a clock to the White House

Here's an update to the story about a schoolchild arrested in Irving, TX for bringing his homemade clock to school: This morning, President Obama tweeted: "Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science."

The authorities who arrested Ahmed are probably uspet that the President is interfering with the way they do things in the great Republic of Texas.