thenation.com - 5/7/2009
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With Mother's Day approaching I want to think about Michelle Obama's assertion that her primary role as First Lady is "Mom-in-Chief." Many progressive feminists were distressed with Michelle's assertion of motherhood as her primary role. They hoped she would seek a more aggressive policy ...
nydailynews.com - 5/1/2009
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nydailynews.com —
First Lady Michelle Obama steps out in Lanvin
sneakers and they're only $540! BY Amy Diluna DAILY...
NEWS FASHION EDITOR Friday, May 1st 2009, 9:25 AM Michelle Obama has taken casual to a haute new level. While volunteering Wednesday at a D.C. food ...
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First Lady Michelle Obama steps out in Lanvin sneakers ...
nydailynews.com - 5/6/2009
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nydailynews.com —
Michelle Obama brings out dress from President Obama's
first day in office BY Amy Diluna DAILY NEWS...
FASHION EDITOR Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 1:07 AM Now that's how to dress in New York during a recession. For her first visit here as First Lady, ...
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Michelle Obama brings out dress from President ...
redstate.com - 5/1/2009
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redstate.com —
Michelle Obama, February 2008 : Obama explains that
she and her husband made the choice to give...
up lucrative jobs in favor of community service. “We left corporate America, which is a lot of what we’re asking young people to do,” she tells the ...
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Michelle Antoinette and the Don’t-Go-To-The-Mall ...
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Michelle Obama - Mom-in-chief
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
No one could tell this story better than Melissa Harris-Lacewell, a mother and associate professor at Princeton. Michelle Obama's greatness (yes, I said greatness) lies in her ability not to outshine her husband, Barack. She is easily as bright, if not brighter, than Barack is. Yet she has held back. Think of the uproar that would occur if Michelle Obama began to take the lead on any issue. The Right would go nuts.
From The Nation:
With Mother's Day approaching I want think about Michelle ...
Michelle Obama - Mom-in-chief
The Hollywood Liberal —
... No one could tell this story better than Melissa Harris-Lacewell , a mother and associate professor at Princeton. Michelle Obama’s greatness (yes, I said greatness ) lies in her ability not to outshine her husband, Barack. She is easily as bright, if not brighter, than Barack is. Yet she has held back. Think of the uproar that would occur if Michelle Obama began to take the lead on any issue. The Right would go nuts. From The Nation : With Mother’s Day approaching I want think about Michelle Obama’s assertion that her primary role as First Lady is “Mom-in-Chief.” Many ...
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