Michelle Obama speaks at Kansas City roundtable

Thursday, July 10, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Sheila Johnson is the single mother of 17- and 23-year-old daughters and has one grandchild. She's also caring for an aging mother and trying to pay off more than $100,000 in student loans.

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