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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk out for the arrival ceremony for Mexican President Felipe Calderon, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. —-AP Photo/Susan Walsh
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon (3rd L) inspect an honour guard at an arrival ceremony during his state visit, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, May 19, 2010.
—-REUTERS/Jason Reed
U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon (L) review the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps during the official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, May 19, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon will juggle the hot issues of immigration and drug violence with the pomp and ceremony of a state visit when the Mexican leader comes to the White House on Wednesday.
—-REUTERS/Jason Reed
President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, followed by First Ladies Margarita Zavala and Michelle Obama, walk into the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2010, after an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn. President Calderon will be attending a state dinner at the White House with President Obama later in the evening.
—-AP Photo/Alex Brandon
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch as the car with Mexican President Felipe Calderon arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. President Calderon will be attending a state dinner at the White House with President Obama later in the evening.
—-AP Photo/Alex Brandon
President Barack Obama , left, watches as First Lady Michelle Obama, second from left, introduces first lady of Mexico Margarita Zavala, second from right, to Vice President Joe Biden during an arrival ceremony for Mexican President Felipe Calderon, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2010.
—–AP Photo/Susan Walsh
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has lunch with children during a visit to an elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland May 19, 2010.
—-REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Mexico’s First Lady Margarita Zavala takes part in a parachute exercise as she and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama visit an elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland May 19, 2010.
—-REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (L) and Mexico’s First Lady Margarita Zavala take part in exercises during a visit a school in Silver Spring, Maryland May 19, 2010.
—-REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) and Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala take part in gym class activities as they visit New Hampshire Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 19, 2010.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon (L) review the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps during the official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, May 19, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon will juggle the hot issues of immigration and drug violence with the pomp and ceremony of a state visit when the Mexican leader comes to the White House on Wednesday.
—-REUTERS/Jason Reed
US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) and Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala take part in gym class activities as they visit New Hampshire Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 19, 2010.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks with students during a gym class as she and Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala Calderon visit New Hampshire Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 19, 2010.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) and Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala join children during their lunch at New Hampshire Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 19, 2010.
—-YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama takes part in gym class activities as she and Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala Calderon visit New Hampshire Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 19, 2010.
—- YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) welcomes Mexco’s President Felipe Calderon (2nd L) at an arrival ceremony during his state visit on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, May 19, 2010. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is pictured at right.
—-REUTERS/Jason Reed
U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon walk back to the Oval Office through the Colonnade after their joint news conference at the White House in Washington, May 19, 2010. —-REUTERS/Jim Young
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