Michelle Obama News
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Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
11:40 AM on 03/10/2010
OPINION - The long, sordid and savage history of racist stereotyping of African-Americans has been the stock in trade of race baiting and ridicule and for centuries...
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New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
8:44 AM on 03/10/2010
Risk factors leading to higher rates of obesity begin as early as pregnancy, especially among African-American and Hispanic children...
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First grandma Marian Robinson keeps low profile
10:35 AM on 03/09/2010
WASHINGTON - After President Barack Obama was elected, his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, said that she loved her family, but she loved her home in Chicago too...
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Obama-chimp e-mail costs Walt Baker his job, business partner
9:37 AM on 03/09/2010
Walt Baker was fired Monday afternoon by both the Tennessee Hospitality Association and the Greater Nashville Hospitality Association - days after he created a political firestorm by forwarding an e-mail that compared first lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee...
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CEO compares Michelle Obama to chimpanzee
10:30 AM on 03/08/2010
In the latest unnecessary onslaught of racial slurs, the CEO of Tennessee's Hospitality Association made the bold decision to send an e-mail out to a group of public figures where he compares the first lady, Michelle Obama, to a chimpanzee...
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Michelle Obama donates inaugural dress to Smithsonian
11:02 AM on 03/05/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The one-shoulder, white chiffon gown first lady Michelle Obama wore to the inaugural balls is going on display...
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First lady talks obesity with school nutritionists
5:24 PM on 03/01/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama says the people who prepare meals for schools have more influence over what kids eat than parents do.
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Michelle Obama thinks doubts about her have eased
9:16 AM on 02/22/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama wears blinders, of sorts. That helps her to see the real America...
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Michelle Obama's Fox News debut: First lady to talk child obesity with Huckabee
4:43 PM on 02/17/2010
Michelle Obama is making her debut appearance on Fox News this coming Saturday...
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Obama mother-in-law on White House life: 'Bigger than anything'
11:57 AM on 02/15/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama's mother-in-law lived her entire life in Chicago, so it was only natural that her move to the White House came with some resistance...
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First lady launches 'Let's Move' effort against childhood obesity
9:35 AM on 02/09/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says she loves burgers and fries, but she wants her daughters -- and the rest of America's children -- to learn about better nutrition...
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First lady fights child obesity: 'That's the legacy I want'
12:42 PM on 02/08/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady's goal is ambitious: to put America on track to solve the childhood obesity problem in a generation...
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First lady says she understands criticism of Obama
8:34 AM on 02/03/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says being criticized is part of the president's job, and she understands why her husband has been on the receiving end...
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Obama invites Kansas City green activist to State of the Union
9:38 AM on 01/27/2010
Anita Maltbia's local green activism has won her the coveted seat next to the first lady at Obama's State of the Union. It's no surprise why she was invited...
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The Obamas donate $15,000 to Haiti relief
12:49 PM on 01/21/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The move comes as hundreds of thousands of Haitians remain homeless, hungry and desperately in need of help after a massive quake on January 12...
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'Paddling like mad,' first lady Michelle Obama learns on the job
8:58 AM on 01/19/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Her every word, move, bite, gesture, dress and shoe has been analyzed and second-guessed...
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White House: PETA used Mrs. Obama's image without permission
9:30 AM on 01/06/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fur is flying over a new ad campaign by an animal rights group the White House says is using first lady Michelle Obama's image without her permission...
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Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat
8:25 AM on 12/23/2009
HONOLULU (AP) - A woman accused of telling the Secret Service she would "blow away" Michelle Obama was in federal custody as the Obama family planned to travel to Hawaii...
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Obama says he has unemployed relatives
1:36 PM on 12/22/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering...
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Oprah visits Obamas for Christmas special
9:47 AM on 12/11/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The billionaire talk show host descended on the White House, accompanied by a giant array of personnel and equipment, to interview President Barack Obama...
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Chicago woman maintains massive black history archive
VIDEO - The carefully constructed, three-hour interviews open a window not only onto black America, but also onto the human condition...
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