oprah.com - 3/6/2009
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Our new First Lady on the surprises of life in the White House ("If you want pie, there's pie! If something breaks, it's fixed. In an hour")...the rules she's laid down for Malia and Sasha ("I want the kids to be treated like children, not little princesses")...and how she hopes to use "one of ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 3/6/2009
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First Lady Michelle Obama showed up Thursday as
a surprise and welcome volunteer at Miriam's Kitchen, a...
soup kitchen for homeless poor people not far from the White House. She brought with her some food donated by White House staff. The ...
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Michelle Obama serves food to D.C. poor and homeless, but...
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Michelle Obama: 'Want pie, there's pie'
The Swamp —
... Yet the Obamas are mindful, as they often note, that they are merely guests in the presidential residence. In the interview with Obama appearing in the April issue of O (see the photo from O here), on sale in mid-March, the first lady says: "We have the good fortune of being able to sleep here, but this house belongs to America..'' ...
Oprah Shares O Magazine Cover With Michelle Obama
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, MediaFor the first time, Oprah Winfrey will share the cover of her magazine with someone other than herself. From BlackPlanet's NewsOne: After sharing the cover of her magazine with her slimmer self a couple months back, Oprah Winfrey is for the first time sharing it with somebody else: first lady Michelle Obama. Winfrey showed off the cover of the April issue during "The Oprah Winfrey Show" broadcast Friday. The media mogul had gone solo on the "O" magazine cover for nine ...
An interview with Oprah
Ben Smith's Blog —
One striking feature of Michelle Obama's -- hugely successful, per the polls -- tenure as First Lady is that, while ambitious, she hasn't sought to redefine the role. Clinton tried that, it didn't work, and she wound up having bake-offs; Obama seems in a safe middle ground so far.
Anyway, she has a very domestic interview with Oprah online today. One exchange:
Oprah: But your shoes looked good! So after the inauguration, what was your first weekend in the White House like?
Michelle Obama: Well, we still had family here, so it was almost like a wedding. A ...
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Michelle Obama Comic Books Coming Soon
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Michelle Obama stresses service —
First Read 3/6/2009
From NBC’s Abigail Williams First Lady Michelle Obama spent her afternoon at Miriam's Kitchen Thursday, volunteering her time scooping a mushroom risotto for the Washington, D.C., homeless. Dressed in bright spring colors and wearing a smile, ...
Obama touts economic gains amid grim news —
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried to highlight some good news and tout his economic plan on Friday, but the grim reality of plunging employment and faltering stock markets once again stepped on his message.
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