Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Obama attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School before returning to Chicago and to work at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her future husband. Subsequently, she worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center. Read more at Wikipedia


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President Obama got big laughs at Morehouse College's rainy commencement ceremony in Atlanta. He said he would join the graduates in the rain if he could, but first lady Michelle Obama would not. He also joked about graduating and event security. Source: VPC;White House

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As Michelle Obama spoke to students at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Nashville, Tennessee, she told them not to be afraid to fail. She even used her husband's failures as examples. Source: Tennessean

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First lady Michelle Obama called on the graduates of historically black Bowie State University to lead the charge in encouraging more young African Americans to follow in their footsteps and focus on education in her commencement address on Friday.

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Michelle Obama welcomes Prince Harry to the White House On a surprise stop-off on the first day of his US tour, Prince Harry is welcomed to the White House by First Lady Michelle Obama. From: telegraphtv Views: 30 4 ratings Time: 01:58 More in News & Politics

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Michelle Obama Jokes About Husband Barack Obamas Failures in Graduation Speech

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              First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address to graduates of Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
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First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address to graduates of Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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