Article: The real Michelle Obama: who is this woman ... who defies stereotypes as she and her husband pave a path no African-American has walked before? She attends to her family, maintains her friendships and makes time to sculpt those amazing arms ...(Interview)

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It's 11 o'clock on a Wednesday morning as Michelle Obama glides comfortably onto the set of the popular daytime talk show The View wearing a black-and-white floral, sleeveless dress. The wife of perhaps the next President of the United States of America takes center stage with five of the most challenging and opinionated women on TV.

For Michelle, it's no big deal. But for everyone around her, this is a bigger deal than anyone could imagine.

Like her husband of nearly 16 years--Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee--Michelle is still relatively unknown. So this live appearance is an important step in showing ...

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