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Michelle Obama: ‘A woman in the Oval Office very soon’

by theGrio | June 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM
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In a video released Thursday first lady Michelle Obama says that a woman will occupy the Oval Office very soon. “Like I tell my daughters, women and girls can do whatever they want,” Mrs. Obama said. “There’s no limit to what we as women can accomplish.” Obama used the video to answer Twitter questions and urge women and girls to stay involved and informed on the political conversation. Politico has the story:

First lady Michelle Obama said in a video released Thursday that she had no doubt that one day a woman would occupy the Oval Office.

“Like I tell my daughters, women and girls can do whatever they want,” Obama said. “There’s no limit to what we as women can accomplish.”

“I have no doubt that we will see a woman in the Oval Office very soon,” she said in a Q & A video released by the reelection campaign.

Obama also pleaded with women and girls to stay involved and informed in the political conversation.

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