Michelle Visits Cancer Patients

First Lady will sit with JK Rowling at dinner tonight

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 1, 2009 11:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – Michelle Obama spent the morning visiting a cancer center in London with Sarah Brown, the Guardian reports. The trip is the first in a number of engagements the first ladies will share—including a dinner for spouses of leaders tonight at 10 Downing Street, where... Read full story »

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