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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:00 AM

First lady got back

I'm a black woman who never thought I'd see a powerful, beautiful female with a body like mine in the White House. Then I saw Michelle Obama -- and her booty!
By Erin Aubry Kaplan

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    First Lady -- just a wife

    Being the President's wife is not an office. A First Lady should not be treated like a personage in her own right.

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