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Deacons run past Virginia, 69-57

Ishmael Smith scored 21 points, and Wake Forest jumped on Virginia early, taking a 19-point halftime lead before holding on for a 69-57 victory over the first-place Cavaliers at Joel Coliseum Saturday.

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Researching first ladies

Michelle Obama may be the first African-American first lady, but in other respects she's not that different from her predecessors, says Professor of Political Science Kathy Smith, who studies first ladies. "Michelle Obama offers continuity to the past with her traditional interpretation of the first lady role," says Smith, the author of a chapter on Rosalynn Carter in the book "American First Ladies" and co-author of two books on the American presidency.