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Article: HER LIFE IS HER JOB; Michele Roberts is a public defender, willing to give everything to help her clients. The problem is: There may not be enough left over for herself
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- The Washington Post
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- June 12, 1988
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IT IS SATURDAY MORNING AT THE YMCA ON RHODE Island Avenue NW, and
six people are taking a class in Tae Kwon Do, a martial art that
emphasizes unity of mind and body in defensive strategy. Michele A.
Roberts, 31, moves across the room, kicking and blocking. Five feet
seven and 119 pounds, she confidently fends off the attacks of her
opponent, a tall, muscular man. A thin sheen of sweat covers her
face, and her breathing is slightly labored. But, on the whole, she
is unruffled. She tilts slightly backward at the waist, legs bent,
feet planted firmly on the floor. Her hands are clenched and her
arms block her chest and face as she waits for her opponent's
assault. He rushes her, kicking, ...