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VIDEO: Michelle Obama's Face-To-Face With A Heckler

CNN has video that lets you see and hear some of what it was like Tuesday night when first lady Michelle Obama confronted a heckler who had interrupted her during a Democratic fundraiser at a home in Washington, D.C.

The news network says it got the clip from , a group that advocates for lesbians and gays. It was a GetEQUAL activist who interrupted the first lady.

Related coverage:

-- The First Lady, A Heckler And Public Dissent. ( Code Switch)

-- The Reaction To Michelle Obama's Reaction To A Heckler. ( All Things Considered)

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