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With the recent slew of reports and dissections of Sarah Palin's style (or lack there of), we hadn't heard any recent gushing about Michelle Obama's latest sartorial choices. But BlackBook has swooped in pointing us to Obama's striped Narcisco Rodriquez-esque H&M dress while campaigning in Detroit, Michigan: "Given the economy’s recent downturn, it looks as though Michelle Obama’s style choices continue to be spot on...it sure beats Cindy’s $313,000 ensemble." We also learn about Mrs. O, a recently launched blog which tracks Obama's outfits from Thakoon to Maria Pinto to Peter Soronen. [BlackBook]