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October 14, 2010

First lady brings high ratings to last minute campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama's approval rating puts her more than 20 points beyond that of her husband, President Barack…
September 13, 2010

First lady asks restaurants to serve healthy foods

WASHINGTON (AP) - "We have to do more, we have to go farther, and we need your help to lead…
September 12, 2010

As Obama's popularity drops, so do sales of his merchandise

Not that long ago, President Obama was more than a president wading through two wars and a bad economy...
September 11, 2010

Michelle Obama: Flight 93 crash site shows healing

SHANKSVILLE, Pennsylvania (AP) - Former first lady Laura Bush joined Obama in rural western Pennsylvania, marking a rare joint public…
September 10, 2010

Slideshow: theGrio's favorite off-the-runway fashion icons

SLIDESHOW - These trendsetters don't need to have a fashion line to show sophistication, grace and glamour with their own…
September 9, 2010

Slideshow: The first lady is ready for some football!

SLIDESHOW - First lady Michelle Obama came Wednesday to the French Quarter, not for fine dining or jazz but to…
September 8, 2010

Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles

CLEVELAND (AP) - Obama noted Wednesday that his grandfather served in World War II while his grandmother toiled in factories…
September 7, 2010

Judith Jamison honored at White House dance event

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 67-year-old Jamison is an icon of the dance world. She joined the Ailey company in 1965…
August 31, 2010

The Obamas dish on their daughters' doings

WASHINGTON (AP) - It was President Barack Obama who revealed, perhaps to his daughter's utter embarrassment, that Malia had been…
August 25, 2010

Obama 'having a great time' despite vacation rain

WEST TISBURY, Mass. (AP) - The president made the remarks, his first in public since heading out on vacation last…
August 23, 2010

First ladies join forces at 9/11 anniversary event

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) - "Their show of support honors the lives and memories of these 40 heroes and everyone…
August 22, 2010

Michelle Obama portrait debuts at Smithsonian

WASHINGTON (AP) - Move over Martha Washington. Martha Stewart and Michelle Obama are getting space in the National Portrait Gallery…
August 20, 2010

Slideshow: The Obamas on vacation

SLIDESHOW - For President Obama, the break comes after a punishing few days of cross-country campaigning and speechmaking...
August 14, 2010

Obama declares Gulf Coast 'open for business'

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Obama said his family planned to "enjoy the beach and the water -- to…
August 12, 2010

Sasha Obama: Style icon

Fashion watchers are now emulating the 9-year-old first daughter's mixing and matching of layers and accessories. As Michelle takes the…
August 12, 2010

Why the first lady makes fast friends and enemies

OPINION - Rather than attack, criticize or speculate, let's give Michelle the same room the rest of us would like…
August 9, 2010

Critics rain on Spain getaway for first lady

WASHINGTON (AP) - Suddenly, the popular first lady is being compared to Marie Antoinette and labeled a "material girl" sponging…
August 9, 2010

Dem party official defends Michelle Obama’s travels

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine is defending the first lady's vacation trip to Spain, saying critics of…
August 9, 2010

Michelle Obama’s star power in demand

With midterm elections looming, the White House has started debating how to unleash an untapped political weapon: Michelle Obama...
August 7, 2010

Michelle Obama visits Spanish city of Ronda

RONDA, Spain (AP) - Michelle Obama visited the picturesque southern city of Ronda, once a favorite haunt of actor-director Orson…

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