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A French Embrace for Mrs. Obama

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The first lady, Michelle Obama, and Carla Sarkozy, the wife of the French president, greeted people outside the Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, France, on Friday. More Photos >

And on Friday, it provided the backdrop for Mrs. Obama’s equivalent of the Jackie-Kennedy-takes-Paris moment of 1961. No, Mrs. Obama didn’t give a big speech or negotiate a tricky diplomatic incident. She went heel to heel with Carla Sarkozy.