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America's First Granny: Marian Shields Robinson

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Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Shields Robinson, has been called the cornerstone of the Obama family. She was the pillar of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and yet she did not raise money, plot strategy, lead conference calls, or carry a BlackBerry, which, in her day, was an unassuming fruit that grew on bushes.

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