U.S. first lady Michelle Obama calls Laura Bush a role model, friend

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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama calls Laura Bush a role model, friend

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-first-lady-michelle-obama-calls-laura-bush-215435816.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m1HH9t.epFVHwr7kgw0_Dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-06T215435Z_1_LYNXMPEA750Z3_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. first lady Michelle Obama gives a keynote speech to the Unite For Veterans Summit in Los Angeles" align="left" title="U.S. first lady Michelle Obama gives a keynote speech to the Unite For Veterans Summit in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Annika McGinnis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama said she considered her predecessor Laura Bush a &quot;role model and a friend,&quot; as the two took the stage together on Wednesday at an event on empowering women in Africa. Despite their husbands’ political differences, Obama said that Bush had “long been an inspiration.” The forum, held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, was part of U.S.-Africa summit taking place in Washington this week and included 27 African first ladies. Also attending was former President George W. Bush. Urging African first ladies to use their influence to help women, Obama praised Laura Bush’s efforts in fighting cervical and breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><br clear="all"/>

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