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One has a life-threatening illness. One broke up her husband's earlier marriage. Several are more charismatic, and more beloved, than their mates. Never before have candidates' spouses played such an important and unpredictable role in a presidential election, writes Emily Yoffe in the Washington Post —whether they're assets, like the articulate, passionate Michelle Obama, or liabilities, like the third Mrs. Giuliani.
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