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How did Barack Obama marry Michelle Obama?

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Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are a household name. And although you may be familiar with their strong marriage now, you may not know exactly how they got here. read more

Obama For America/Reuters Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in a family snapshot from their wedding day, in October 1992. Charles Ommanney—Getty Images Barack Obama and Michelle Obama get ready to give the keynote address at the Chicago Economic Club at their home in Chicago on Dec. 8, 2004. read more

Barack Obama, then 28, and Michelle Robinson, then 25, met at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where Robinson was assigned to be his mentor. "Because I went to Harvard and he went to Harvard, and the firm thought, 'Oh, we'll hook these two people up,'" Michelle told ABC News. read more

That, anyhow, is how the story goes: Barack and Michelle, whose last name, of course, is now Obama, both enjoy telling it. But like many personal stories that get repeated during political campaigns, it's been polished and simplified for public consumption. read more

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