Politics

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Former NBA basketball star Charles D. Smith speaks during an interview at a hotel in Beijing Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Smith is one of the squad of retired NBA players Dennis Rodman took to North Korea for an exhibition game marking Kim's birthday who have met with criticism in the U.S. because of North Korea's human rights record and its development of nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2007 file photo, Michelle Obama, left, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. and Oprah Winfrey sit together during a rally in Manchester, N.H. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007. The nation’s first lady turns 50 on Friday and, by her own account, feels more relaxed now that President Barack Obama’s days as a candidate for elected office are over. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)