Article: An Ebony exclusive: from a mother's eyes Mrs. Marian Robinson talks about her daughter, Michelle Obama.(Q A)(Interview)

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MARIAN ROBINSON is a 71-year-old woman who is grounded and straightforward, devoted to her children-Craig and Michelle--and proud of who they've become. She's the widow of Fraser Robinson, who died in 1990. She is the grandmother of four. And she is the winner of (as she recalls) the 50- and the 100-yard dash in the Illinois senior games a few years back, her strength as impressive as her poise. Now, in an exclusive interview with EBONY magazine, she reflects on the daughter she brought into this world 44 years ago, a daughter now hoping to occupy the most regal address in the land:

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