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What's next for first lady Michelle Obama?

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - What will the legacy of first lady Michelle Obama be? Will she be remembered for her health initiatives? For her focus on motherhood? TheGrio spoke to these experts on black women, race, politics and the Obamas to get their perspectives...
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama deliver remarks before the president signs the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 at Harriet Tubman Elementary School December 13, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

What are the biggest 'Obamas' book revelations?

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor's 'The Obamas' has generated controversy over its descriptions of occasional tensions between the first couple and the White House staff...
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New book reveals first couple behind the scenes

Donna Owens
REVIEW - The book has 360 pages of dialogue and intimate details, giving the impression of being inside the minds of the first couple and other players...
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Michelle Obama fights 'angry black woman' meme

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
OPINION - It is as though reporters are salivating at the idea that Michelle Obama must be 'angry' and hyper-masculine behind the scenes as a secret negative complement to her feminine public persona...
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Tired of 'angry black woman' stereotype

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WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is challenging assertions she's forcefully imposed her will on White House aides, saying she's tired of people portraying her as 'some kind of angry black woman.'...
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Controversial 'The Obamas' grilled author over White House pushback

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From Mediaite: The Obamas, which claims -- among other things -- that there are tensions between White House staff and the first lady...
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New book: First lady and Rahm Emanuel feuded

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The dramatics that surrounded the passage of health care reform -- reflect the type of high-pitched struggle that routinely erupted between Emanuel and the first lady during the first two years of the Obama administration...
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