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Michelle Obama said Wednesday that her year as first lady has allowed people to finally get to know her after the combat of a bruising campaign turned her into a “caricature” to some voters. “As first lady, people see me more often, and they see me. They don’t see a caricature of me; they don’t see a sound bite of me; they see all of me. And even if they see a piece of me, they will see many pieces over the course of time, and that will fill out their view,” Obama said in an interview with POLITICO. “I...

First Lady Michelle Obama says that she's handling some of the puppy responsibilities intended for her daughters Sasha and Malia! "Even though the kids are supposed to do a lot of the work, I'm still up at 5:15 a.m. taking my dog out," the First Lady said Thursday at a luncheon, reports People.com. "So for everyone who has a child asking for a puppy -- you have to want the dog," she added to laughter. Last week, Mrs. Obama admitted that Bo, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog, is "kind of crazy."