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COVER STORY
What Michelle Means
The importance of the first black First Lady
The importance of the first black...
Ted S. Warren / AP
November 22, 2008
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PORTFOLIO
Africa's Other Holocaust
The forgotten victims of Congo's long brutal war
The forgotten victims of Congo's long...
Marcus Bleasdale / VII for Newsweek
November 22, 2008
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THE ECONOMY
Leadership Vacuum
Queasy markets are looking for Obama to take charge
Queasy markets are looking for Obama...
Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum for Newsweek
November 22, 2008
Editor's Desk
Daniel Klaidman
Michelle Obama is about to become the most visible African-American woman in the world. With that, she has an opportunity to alter the world's image of black woman—and knock down some ugly stereotypes.
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