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White House Denies Mrs. Obama's 'Hell' Comment
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 1:14 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is denying that first lady Michelle Obama ever described her White House life as ''hell.''
Mrs. Obama's spokeswoman, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, responded Thursday to a purported comment attributed to Mrs. Obama in a forthcoming book, ''Carla and the Ambitious,'' about French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The book says Bruni-Sarkozy recalled that during a recent White House visit with her husband, the French president, she asked Mrs. Obama about her new role. According to the book, Mrs. Obama replied: ''It's hell. I can't stand it.''
The French Embassy in Washington also released a statement denying that Mrs. Obama ever said those words. The Embassy says Bruni-Sarkozy ''distances herself completely'' from the book, which is due out Friday.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 1:14 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is denying that first lady Michelle Obama ever described her White House life as ''hell.''
Mrs. Obama's spokeswoman, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, responded Thursday to a purported comment attributed to Mrs. Obama in a forthcoming book, ''Carla and the Ambitious,'' about French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The book says Bruni-Sarkozy recalled that during a recent White House visit with her husband, the French president, she asked Mrs. Obama about her new role. According to the book, Mrs. Obama replied: ''It's hell. I can't stand it.''
The French Embassy in Washington also released a statement denying that Mrs. Obama ever said those words. The Embassy says Bruni-Sarkozy ''distances herself completely'' from the book, which is due out Friday.