washingtonmonthly.com - 8/26/2008
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MEET MICHELLE OBAMA.... By most measures, Michelle Obama was under quite a bit of pressure last night to deliver a great speech. She's been the target of some pretty vicious right-wing smears; polls suggest public perceptions of her aren't entirely...
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... calls the speech "a home run" while Steve Benen predicts that it will "eras[e] any doubts about her love of country." Conservative bloggers, naturally, are less kind. While most righty bloggers are praising Michelle's delivery, they're also calling the speech ...
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