Michelle Obama Brings Fresh Twist to Role

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CHICAGO -- The story of Michelle Obama's first 100 days actually begins 10 months ago.

Barack Obama had clinched the Democratic nomination and was the presidential front-runner in June, but Americans still had reservations about his wife. Her approval rating hovered around 43 percent, a politically troubling number stemming from questions about her patriotism and relatively low profile before the campaign.

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Michelle Obama Brings Fresh Twist to Role

Even the fist bump she gave her husband rankled some, with one television commentator comparing the celebratory knuckle knock with a terrorist gesture.

Then the great image rehabilitation began.

Michelle Obama appeared in an affordable sundress on "The View." She danced on "Ellen" and joined the Jonas Brothers in a skit. Her brother outed her as a "Brady B...

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