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Michelle Obama meets the press, sort of

Ben Smith's Blog found this 8/25/2008 on firstread.msnbc.msn.com

From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann DENVER -- With mere hours to go before her address to the Democratic National Convention tonight, Michelle Obama was not planning on taking any questions. But during this morning's walkthrough in front of the podium where she will speak tonight, a few reporters sent the softballs sailing anyway. "Michelle, do you have any words for the Swedish women?" asked a thickly accented Scandinavian voice from amidst the gaggle of reporters assembled to watch Mrs. Obama's ...