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How Michelle Obama Became Hugger In Chief
Hold Tight
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, forget the jokes and schmoozing. The real power lay in FLOTUS’s embrace.
Emily Shire
Published
Apr. 28 2015
5:20AM EDT
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Emily Shire
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