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First lady Michelle Obama reads to 5 and 6-year-olds at the Naval Air Station Oceana Child and Youth Programs summer camp in Virginia Beach, Va, July 21, 2011. Obama visited classrooms and met with children before speaking at the base theather before the on-base premiere of the latest Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2." U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Terah L. Mollise

First lady Michelle Obama reads to 5 and 6-year-olds at the Naval Air Station Oceana Child and Youth Programs summer camp in Virginia Beach, Va, July 21, 2011. Obama visited classrooms and met with children before speaking at the base theather before the on-base premiere of the latest Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2." U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Terah L. Mollise

First lady Michelle Obama reads to 5 and 6-year-olds at the Naval Air Station Oceana Child and Youth Programs summer camp in Virginia Beach, Va, July 21, 2011. Obama visited classrooms and met with children before speaking at the base theather before the on-base premiere of the latest Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2." U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Terah L. Mollise

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