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Critics see it differently and accuse the mayor of nepotism.
"The problem is whenever you have to supervise a family member, a loved one or your wife, you can't be objective," Ford said.
Funkhauser and Squirito said it's time for Kansas City to catch up with the political times.
"We feel like most political spouses do what I do. They just tend to keep it hidden, and we're not willing to compromise our honesty to the people of Kansas City to do it that way," Squirito told "GMA."
"I think we're coming out of the closet political-wise," she continued. "Thank God for Hillary [Clinton]. She paved the way for Michelle [Obama] and we're not going to have to sit there and worry about where Michelle sits during the day because of Hillary."
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