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\"obama-family\"<\/div>\n

One of the small — yet not so small — aspects of the Obama campaign that I dearly love is the Obama family dynamic. He and Michelle are clearly close, shown by their looks, their words, their actual touching of each other. And they and their children are tight-knit, too, with love and banter back and forth amongst them. <\/p>\n

We’ve had a chance to see this without it being exploitative, and I look very much forward to having a close couple, a close family (with young children!) in the White House for years to come.<\/p>\n

Talk about a lesson for America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the small — yet not so small — aspects of the Obama campaign that I dearly love is the Obama family dynamic. 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