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Rogelio V. Solis, AP First lady Michelle Obama encourages the graduating seniors to draw upon the  more First Lady Michelle Obama gave a rare and impassioned defense of her husband's legacy Saturday, saying he's risen above personal attacks and taken the high road even as opponents have questioned his patriotism, his honesty, his citizenship and his faith. "As I’ve walked this journey with Barack, I’ve gotten a pretty good look at what it means to rise above the fray, what it means to set your eyes on the horizon, to devote your life to making things better for those who will come after you," she told the graduating class of Jackson State University, a historically black college in Mississippi. "I have seen how, no matter what kind of ugliness is going on at any particular moment, Barack always stays the course," she said. The commencement address had echoes of a similar speech Mrs. Obama gave last year, at Tuskegee University in Alabama...