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Michelle: The Ultimate First Lady

Supportive but independent, Obama's girl is a winner

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2008 12:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Traditionally, first ladies come in two varieties, posits Sarah Vine in the Times of London: the “meek, supportive, grin-and-bear-it model”—think Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan—and “two-for-the-price-of-one” hard-nosed ball-breakers like Eleanor Roosevelt or Hillary Clinton. But now we have Michelle Obama,... Read full story »

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