She wasn't just this quiet first lady who went out and promoted good causes.

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It won't be all business on the first lady's trip.

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And it isn't really new because she's been the first lady in my life for a long time.

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As a matter of fact, Saniewska says that at first, when she saw her as Lady Gaga, she didn't recognize her, having been accustomed to her as a long-haired brunette waitress.

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The two young women hopped on a train and headed over there, and set to work creating what Saniewska says became Lady Gaga's first photo shoot, although Saniewska didn't know that at the time.

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Christine Louise Hohlbaum, who lives near Munich, Germany, says the first lady impresses German women because she is a powerful public figure who doesn't seem threatening.

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But on Thursday, former first lady Barbara Bush suggested on NBC's "Today" show that her son shouldn't run.

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