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Michelle Obama's birthday: @FLOTUS joins Twitter

The first lady joins Twitter and celebrates her 49th birthday on the same day.
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First Lady Michelle Obama waves at the podium during the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Mike Theiler
First Lady Michelle Obama waves at the podium during the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Mike Theiler 
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Published: Jan. 17, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Updated Jan. 17, 2013 at 2:03 PM
By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com

In celebration of the first lady's 49th birthday, the White House launched Michelle Obama's first official Twitter account Monday.

The @FLOTUS account gathered more than 5,000 followers in less than 30 minutes. As with the @WhiteHouse account, the @VP account, and President Obama's campaign account, tweets from the first lady herself will be signed "-mo."


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