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This frame garb from video shows Virginia McLaurin, left, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. At 106 years old, she’s seen more than a dozen presidents come and go, but Virginia McLaurin says she can finally die happy after meeting President Barack Obama. Video of the centenarian shaking her groove with excitement quickly went viral on the Internet after last week’s Black History Month reception at the White House. The peppy grandmother told The Associated Press that when she saw the president and first lady Michelle Obama in the flesh, “I was so happy, I started dancing. (AP Photo/Rick Gentilo)
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