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First Lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Kermit the Frog through his puppeteer, Steve Whitmire, far right, before an event at the White House, March 12, 2014.

First Lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Kermit the Frog through his puppeteer, Steve Whitmire, far right, before an event at the White House, March 12, 2014.

First Lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Kermit the Frog through his puppeteer, Steve Whitmire, far right, before an event at the White House, March 12, 2014.

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