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Michelle Obama is at the center of what may be the most closely managed spousal rollout in campaign history. >
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Early Word: Women's Day, With Clinton
The Caucus —
... primary fight between Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. It also represented an effort by the Obama campaign to claim the Kennedy mantle, and it set the stage for the second part of what was designed to be an emotionally powerful two-act evening: an appearance later by Michelle Obama, who began a weeklong effort to present her husband — and his entire family — as embodiments of the American dream.” Mrs. Obama, who took to the podium on Monday night, “is at the center of a multimedia charm offensive that may be the most closely managed spousal rollout ...
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