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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Isn't she lovely?

In her prime-time speech Monday, Michelle Obama foiled her harshest detractors and perhaps even won over Middle America.
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 08:13 AM

    @dterrydraw

    Well said. Our relationships with our spouses, our mothers, our fathers, our sons, our daughters, our siblings, our friends, our neighbors - our relationships make us (for better or worse) who we are. And, when it comes down to it our relationships are the most important and valuable part of our lives. As the saying goes: has anyone, on their deathbed, ever said they regretted that the didn't spend more time at the office? And, if someone did say that would we not find it incredibly sad?

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