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Michelle Obama Addresses Students At Georgetown

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michelle Obama told high school students taking part in a youth mentoring program in Washington that being married to the president can be scary, urging them to get out of their comfort zones.

The first lady spoke at Georgetown University on Tuesday, telling students that her husband has big plans and is always "pushing us beyond our comfort zones."

The first lady told students not to let fear guide them after a student asked about being afraid to go away to college. She said her advice for college is not to procrastinate, to ask for help and not to get into credit card debt.

The students from high schools in Washington, Maryland and Virginia took campus tours and visited classes before hearing from the first lady.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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