Michelle Obama talks frankly of the strains Barack's career put on their marriage

"Marriage is hard. But going into it, no one ever tells you that," says the first lady - pictured helping her husband prepare for a speech in the modest Chicago apartment they shared with their children until his victorious Senate race Photo: © Getty Images

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