Obama praises wife's convention speech

Michelle Obama and the Obama children
Michelle Obama, wife of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, brings daughters Malia (L) and Sasha on stage after her speech at the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver on August 25, 2008.
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In her speech, Michelle Obama told cheering delegates jammed into the Pepsi Center and a nation watching on television that she and the possible future president have shared their hopes and dreams, and their struggles, too.

Afterward, their daughters - Sasha and Malia - joined her on stage and Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" blared from the convention hall. Microphone in hand, the girls began smiling and waving at their father after his familiar face popped up on a large screen erected on stage.

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