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Michelle Obama To NBA’s Jason Collins: ‘We’ve Got Your Back!’

by Igor Bobic
04.29.13 | 1:08 pm

The First Lady offered her support to NBA center Jason Collins, who became the first major league athlete to come out on Monday. 

Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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