Michelle Obama excites crowd in UN visit

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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-usscen0612734155may05,0,7904451.story

Protesters, a bomb-sniffing dog, city cops and burly Secret Service agents were among the sights at the entrance to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations Tuesday in advance of Michelle Obama's visit to staff.

The first lady arrived at mission after 4 p.m. to meet the staff of UN Ambassador Susan Rice.

Dozens of star-struck workers waved, called and snapped pictures with their cell phones as Obama entered the building with an entourage. "There she goes," exclaimed a woman. "I got a good look at her."

Authorities cleared the lobby of the building and asked onlookers to step back dozens of feet from the glass doors she would walk through. "She's very well liked," said another fan, Maria Rodriguez, who happened upon the scene. "But now it's back to work."

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Earlier, at the mission, demonstrators who hope President Barack Obama can pay greater attention to the plight of people in the Darfur region of Sudan held up signs and passed out fliers on the street asking people to call Obama and Rice.


Welcome to NY

:woohoo:

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1. She looks lovely.....

as usual..... I love her dress!

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2. Michelle Obama takes center stage at Time Warner Center

Michelle Obama gives opening remarks at the Time 100 Gala, a celebration of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. (AP Photo / May 5, 2009)


http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-pojani0612735690may05,0,5789124.column