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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!

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    Well, this essay did one thing.

    Largely, it united the right and the left. We're nearly all offended. Of course, read the editors picks and it would seem that most of us agree with Ms. Kaplan.

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