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Michelle Obama at 50: Party, but no cameras, no photos

By  Chad Merda
   
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WASHINGTON – First Lady Michelle Obama marked her Friday 50th birthday posting a Tweet with her holding up her AARP card. She’s having a birthday bash Saturday night at the White House and the invitation says wear dance attire and something unusual: no cameras, no photographs.


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