The liberal The Hill thinks it’s a good thing. “Michelle Obama finally went there. The first lady jumped head first into a discussion about racial issues. She and her husband, the first African-American president, have mostly avoided addressing race except in oblique terms since reaching the White House. Earlier this week, responding to the publication [...]

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Well now. With unemployment numbers worse than first thought, what’s a girl to do. Spend $375,000 that what. “WASHINGTON — As the U.S. economy endures high unemployment and a jittery stock market, President Obama has preached sacrifice and fiscal discipline. But the pictures coming out of a sunsplashed Spanish resort this week may be sending [...]

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Andrew Malcolm blogged about this so-called “homeless” person snapping a photo of Michelle Obama. “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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Well! “WASHINGTON (CNN) – They’ve been in the White House less than a week, but the first daughters have already been co-opted by marketers — and Michelle Obama isn’t happy about it. Ty, the toy company responsible for the popular Beanie Babies dolls, is now marketing “Sweet Sasha” and “Marvelous Malia” dolls. The first lady’s [...]

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**UPDATE: Hearing that this might show today. Via the API site, the Obama Campaign is trying to buy off the release: ” Obama’s campaign manager contacted API by telephone and email offering 3 million US dollars followed with a request to API to cancel the deal with Fox News Network. Ten days ago API received [...]

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