Jack & Jill Politics

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama arrives for a leadership and mentoring initiative at the White House in Washington November 2, 2009. The initiative will provide a group of local high school students an opportunity to participate in educational, career development, life-skills, and mentoring activities with senior women from the East and West Wings of the White House.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a White House leadership and mentoring initiative for a group of local high school students November 2, 2009 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The grade 10 and 11 students with be paired with women in the White House to learn about their career paths.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama makes her way into the State Dining Room for a White House leadership and mentoring initiative for a group of local high school students November 2, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. The grade 10 and 11 students with be paired with women in the White House to learn about their career paths.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk to their seats as they arrive for a performance in the East Room of the White House during an event celebrating classical music, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Washington.
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President Barack Obama talks with First Lady Michelle Obama as they wait for a performance to begin in the East Room of the White House during an event celebrating classical music, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Washington.
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First daughters Sasha Obama, left, and Malia Obama, center, and their grandmother Marian Robinson, right, for an event in the East Room of the White House celebrating classical music, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Washington.
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US President Barack Obama walks with First Lady Michelle Obama to host an event celebrating classical music in the East Room of the White House on November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a Classical Music Student Workshop Concert, Wednesday, Nov. 4,2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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First Lady Michelle Obama, who is the honorary chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), speaks about the importance of arts and humanities education before giving out the Coming Up Taller Award, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama smiles as an award receipient curtsies during the presention of the President?s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) Coming Up Taller Award on November 4, 2009 in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, DC.
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A student with an “Obama” haircut at Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak as he visits the area, November 4, 2009.
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WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 05: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of Interior November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The conference provided leaders from the 564 federally recognized tribes the opportunity to interact directly with the President and representatives from the highest levels of his administration, according to a White House news release.
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Tribal leaders listen as US President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC, November 5, 2009. Leaders from 564 federally recognized tribes were invited to attend the conference. ————SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

US First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (R) lead a practice session for young people competing in the National Science Bowl, a nationwide competition coordinated by the Department of Energy to encourage interest in science among high school and middle school students on November 5, 2009 at the Department of Energy in Washington, DC.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama leads a practice session for young people competing in the National Science Bowl, a nationwide competition coordinated by the Department of Energy to encourage interest in science among high school and middle school students on November 5, 2009 at the Department of Energy in Washington, DC.
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First Lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Takoma Park Middle School students and National Science Bowl contestants, from left, Catherine Xue, Sarah Wagner, Daniel Amir, Avikar Periwal, and Alan Du, obscured, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at the Energy Department in Washington.
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US President Barack Obama (C) walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 7, 2009.
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