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Not a mystery about how that works. it works the same way as -- >> you're saying, i'm for the public option? do you think you can change his mind on some things? >> i'm sure i could. you know, i'm a good debater. i've had my share of arguments won. but, you know, my husband is a smart, open person, and i think he listens to all ideas, mine included, and he, unlike many people, can stomach reading his critics, his worst critics, as well as his strongest supporters. but i think he gets great advice in listening to both opinions. even people who can't stand him. >> i was going to ask you about th...

Avoid krooefcontroversy? do you feel like you have to edit yourself? are there times you bite your tongue when you wish out you could speak out more freely? >> i think i am strategic. i troo toy be strategic because i want to make sure the things i do further my husband's administration. i, nor does anyone in the administration, want to be a distraction from that. >> reporter: does it feel confining at all? >> i am the first lady of the united states of america. i have so much that i can do. there is nothing confining about this experience. >> reporter: do you think you can change his mind on ...

>> mrs. obama earlier visited a primary school here where she was serenaded by the grade schoolers and she got pretty into it, too, dancing a little bit. she sat down with us for an interview in the afternoon and i asked her why her husband told me in an interview last year she is his number-one adviser. do you think you can change his mind on some things? >> i'm sure i could. you know, i -- i'm a good debater. i've had my share of arguments. but, you know, my husband is -- he's a smart, open person, and i think he listens to all ideas, mine included. >> we're going to play the rest of the int...