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politico.com - 4/2/2009
The palace says "no breach of protocol" regarding Michelle Obama
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"Inside Edition" called up the Palace to ask about this hubbub that Michelle Obama dare touch the Queen - a big royal no-no that has all blogs and cables talking. However, it's no big deal, the Palace says. “It’s obvious that it was a mutual sign of affection and appreciated ...
timesonline.co.uk - 4/2/2009
Video: Protocol is abandoned as Michelle Obama cosies up to Queen
— timesonline.co.uk — G20: live blog | Analysis: summit brinkmanship | Interactive map and G20 background | How G20 works... | Blog: who's missing from the family photo? | Video: The Queen meets her 11th President When Michelle Obama put her arm round the Queen at Buckingham ... (more) Video: Protocol is abandoned as Michelle Obama cosies up ...

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Michelle Obama breaks royal protocol by giving the Queen a hug | Mail Online
dailymail.co.uk - 4/2/2009
Michelle Obama breaks royal protocol by giving the Queen a hug | Mail Online
— dailymail.co.uk — michelle obama and queen Harmless gesture? Michelle Obama with her hand on the Queen's back as they... met at Buckingham Palace (more) Michelle Obama breaks royal protocol by giving the Queen ...

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Royal Mistake
The Nation: Top Stories — ... the video iPod the president gave her, and he filled it with footage of her American visits and 40 showtunes; he also presented her with a rare songbook signed by Richard Rodgers, the Broadway composer who wrote one of the Queen's fave musicals, "Oklahoma!" But that won't stop the piss-ant dramas. When Gift-gate turned out to be just another murder of Vince Foster, some of the same folks started getting the vapors over Michelle patting the Queen's shoulders during their meet'n'greet. Nobody "touches" the Queen , for chrissakes, they mooned--at least, until Buckingham ...

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