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Authors: JordanMichelle Obama urged women to act for women's empowerment wherever they can (AFP)Los Angeles:
Michelle Obama urged women not to expect a miracle candidate to "save" America on Saturday, indicating again she has no plans to run for
president as some have speculated.The former first lady, 54, was greeted like a rock star at a conference called the United State of Women
Summit, with an audience of some 5,000 people in Los Angeles, almost all women."It doesn't matter who runs," she said, urging women to act
for women's empowerment wherever they can -- including at home and in the workplace."We don't wait for the one person to save us
We voted for Barack Obama and he didn't end racism," she said.Obama also paid tribute to young Americans who have risen up against gun
violence following the Valentine's Day shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida that left 17 students and staffers dead.Other speakers
at the conference included actress Jane Fonda and Tarana Burke, a key figure in the #MeToo movement that arose after the flood of sexual
misconduct allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by
TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
