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Michelle Obama, Maria Shriver and George W. Bush were among the dignitaries who paid tribute to Former First Lady Betty Ford at her funeral in Palm Desert today.The wife of the late President Gerald Ford and founder of the famed drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic bearing her name, died on Friday at age 93.Betty Ford was the First Lady of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. Her willingness to speak candidly about her personal battles with cancer and addiction helped to...
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