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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 07:33 AM

    She knocked this one right out of the park!

    Great speech, beautiful woman, wonderful delivery. I don't know how the Rush Limbaugh crowd is going to spin this, although they'll surely try. But they'll have a much harder time convincing anyone but the most die-hard dittoheads that Michelle bears any resemblance to the ludicrous stereotype they've been promoting.

    —Susan Wood Read Susan Wood's other letters

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