Michelle Obama joins Twitter, gains 100000 followers
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United States First Lady Michelle Obama has signed on to micro-blogging site 'Twitter' and within a few hours gained over 200,000 followers.
"We're excited today to launch @michelleobama as a new way for you to connect with First Lady Michelle Obama and the President's campaign," @michelleobama said in the first tweet.
The second tweet clarified that the account would be managed by the Obama Campaign, indicating that this would be used as a tool in the reelection campaign of US President Barack Obama.
A few hours later, the First Lady herself twitted for the first time.
"Hi, everyone, and thanks for the warm welcome. Look forward to staying in touch with you here. mo," she said in a tweet authenticated by her initials 'mo'.
At the end of the day Michelle made her second tweet. "Here's something dear to my heart: the MLK Day of Service. Will you join me to serve your community on Monday? http://OFA. BO/NTYQkR -mo," it said.
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