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World Service,08 Oct 2004,22 mins

Life As The American First Lady

Everywoman

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What is life like for an American First Lady? As the US election campaign hots up, the show asks what influence George W. Bush's wife Laura might have on her husband and the election campaign? Also on the programme: A look at what Italian women require from their men - has the romance gone out of Rome? Plus, sailing into the unknown - lone yachtswoman Emma Richards tells her story.

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