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News of FLOTUS visit spread long before initial release

By on September 13th, 2012 | Last updated: September 19, 2012 at 3:05 pm

More than 18 hours before the Obama campaign confirmed First Lady Michelle Obama would visit the University of Florida, the news seeped out on Twitter and Facebook.



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