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The president has dispatched first lady Michelle Obama to rally Democrats around his beleaguered Obamacare which she has boiled down to one religious phrase: “There but for the grace of God go I.” At a New York City fundraiser for Senate Democrats Monday, the first lady opened with a long defense of Obamacare, suggesting her audience lives by the principle that everyone should have insurance. “We don’t believe in handouts. We don’t think anyone should get a free ride,” she said Monday afternoon in a speech at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers. “But we also understand one simple principle —...

WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama raised money Monday for 2014 Senate Democratic candidates, including Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. In a speech, she warned Republican control of the Senate would derail her husband's agenda. **SNIP** "So make no mistake about it, the midterm elections matter," Mrs. Obama said. "They matter. And if you want to bring some change to Congress, then we can't just sit around feeling angry or helpless or hopeless. Because there's something that we and all of you can do right now, today, to make a huge difference and it's simple: You can write a big old...