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Taking Names the Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A reader who attended Michelle Obama's fundraiser in Orlando the other day wrote in to ask why we didn't do more to cover her visit than a carry a picture on the back page of the A-section on Thursday. My...
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Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Presumptive Democratic US Presidential nominee Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have a new interview with People Magazine in which they speak candidly about their family life. They primarily talk about how they work together to create a normal life for their daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7. The Obamas received some slack earlier in [...]
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Time (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The potential first lady hosts a breakfast fundraiser in the Sunshine State Thursday morning. She rakes in about $200,000, speaks on family values and societal division before more than 500 donors in Ft. Myers.
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Celebrity Baby Scoop (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, recently sat down with People to talk about all things family. They discussed how they set routines, boundaries, and platimes with their girls. The couple also opened up about campaigning with their two young daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, and how they plan to balance parenthood should [...]
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Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The wife of the Democratic candidate stopped by Miami to help raise funds for the campaign. The candidate's wife wore white. Not a hint of camouflage. Campaigning in a linen sheath one week after The New Yorker magazine caricatured her as a black militant, Michelle Obama addressed hundreds of donors in Miami Wednesday in her largest event in Florida so far. About 800 people contributed between $100...
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Althouse (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Ramesh Ponnuru reviews the evidence and opines that "it would be remarkable if people weren't criticizing her." blog advertising blog advertising
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Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Photo: Patrick McMullan Isabel Toledo was shocked and thrilled to see Michelle Obama wearing one of her creations at the Vogue /Calvin Klein fund-raiser in June. “She looked amazing,” Toledo told us at F.I.T.'s Couture Council cocktail celebration at her penthouse loft. The best part was that Obama bought the dress at Ikram in Chicago. “I understand that she buys a lot of my work, which is really...
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Paper Thin Walls Bullhorn (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
France's first lady is topping their pop charts. May we suggest an American Idol-like showdown for Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain?
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Michelle Obama -spouse of the presumptive Democratic nominee for president- landed shortly before noon in Orlando, Wednesday, accompanied by Grace Nelson, wife of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. While Sen. Barack Obama continued his overseas trip, Michelle Obama flew to central...
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Blue Girl, Red State (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Ramesh Ponnuru's gig as a thread-starting hate-monger for the TALK section of the washingtonpost.com's discussion area should be over after this entry. Senator Obama says the criticism of his wife is “infuriating.” Over the weekend the Washington Post ran the 700th and 701st article deploring the existence of the critics without bothering to listen to them. During the Democratic presidential primaries,...
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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
On Monday, July 21, at the top floor of the Hearst Tower, a crowd of wealthy-looking women gathered for a reception and panel discussion sponsored by Every Woman Counts, a nonpartisan endeavor of Redbook magazine and the Lifetime Network encouraging ladyfolk to participate in the coming election. And by “participate,” we assume they mean to wave placards around, perhaps; to knock on doors, sure—but...
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soulfullvibes | 06/18/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michelle Obama wrote a thank-you note to Laura Bush after the first lady spoke up in defense of the wife of the Democratic presidential candidate, Obama said on Wednesday in an appearance on TV talk show, "The View."