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Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady
NY Times ^
| 1-6-12
| Jodi Kantor
Posted on 01/06/2012 9:32:26 PM PST by STARWISE
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She feels as if our rudder isnt set right, Mr. Obama confided, according to aides.
Rahm Emanuel, then chief of staff, repeated the first ladys criticisms to colleagues with indignation, according to three of them. Mr. Emanuel, in a brief interview, denied that he had grown frustrated with Mrs. Obama, but other advisers described a grim situation: a president whose agenda had hit the rocks, a first lady who disapproved of the turn the White House had taken, and a chief of staff who chafed against her influence.
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To: davisfh; Venturer
Ha, ha, thanks for the laugh, guys! :-)
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Pining_4_TX
( The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else. ~)
To: STARWISE
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PghBaldy
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