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With president at G8, Michelle Obama enjoys Irish links

DUBLIN (Reuters) - With the president locked in high-level meetings at a secluded hotel in Northern Ireland, first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters took the chance to investigate their Irish roots.Full story

Why GetEQUAL’s heckling of Michelle Obama backfired

Guest writer Anthea Butler weighs in on the racial symbolism behind this week's GetEQUAL protest of First Lady Michelle Obama, and the reaction to it. Full story

NBC Politics: 'Impossible odds': Michelle Obama meets students living amid Chicago gun crime

First lady Michelle Obama met Wednesday with students from a Chicago high school where 29 current or former students had been shot in the past year, eight of them fatally.She invited a group of students from the school to the White House after meeting them during a visit to Chi … Full story

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  Heckler prompts right-wing to attack first lady

First lady Michelle Obama is under attack from the likes of Rush Limbaugh again for her assertive response to a heckler who interrupted her at a fundraiser.

  Michelle Obama takes on heckler at event

The First Lady of the United States didn’t back down after a gay-rights activist started shouting during a Democratic party fundraising event Tuesday.

  First Lady expresses zero tolerance for hecklers

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts talks to a political panel about the top stories of the day including Michelle Obama's response when an activist interrupted her.

  First lady to graduates: Be willing to fail

First lady Michelle Obama offered advice to high school graduates in Tennessee on Saturday. Speaking about the importance of determination and passion, she told her young audience to “not waste a minute living someone else's dream." TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.

  Michelle Obama says 'bye bye' to bangs

In a commencement speech to Bowie State University, First Lady Michelle Obama reveals a new ‘do,' and it’s clear the bangs are growing out.

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Barack Obama along with Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia step off Air Force One in Berlin
Barack Obama along with Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia step off Air Force One in Berlin

U.S. President Barack Obama along with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia step off Air Force One in Berlin, Germany June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)

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First lady Michelle Obama, dressed in Jason Wu, waves to the crowd after dancing with President Barack Obama in Washington

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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the commencement ceremony for Bowie State University, Friday, May 17, 2013, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.