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Top 10 richest US presidents

Mitt Romney earned nearly $22 million in 2010. If elected, he would be in the Top 3 most wealthiest presidents. You may be surprised by who ranks among the Top 10 wealthiest US presidents.

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Decoder Wire Michelle Obama heckled: How'd she handle it? (+video)

Tuesday night was a rare moment of unscripted anger from Michelle Obama, who has generally avoided direct political confrontation and has approval ratings higher than those of her husband.
Decoder Wire Michelle Obama back on book tour. How successful are first lady authors?

Michelle Obama, like every other first lady author in the 20th and 21st centuries, sells books – lots of them. Every first lady since Lady Bird Johnson has written a White House memoir.
Chapter & Verse Catching up with award-winning LBJ biographer Robert Caro

Robert Caro's chronicle of LBJ's rise to the presidency has become the gold standard for presidential biographies.
LBJ love letters: Romance in a time without Twitter

LBJ love letters: The correspondence between the 26-year-old future president and Lady Bird were made public for the first time Thursday — Valentine's Day — at the LBJ Presidential Library. The love letters will be available to view online.
Stir It Up! American Grown by Michelle Obama

The first lady gives readers a tour of the White House Kitchen Garden and other thriving community plots across the country.
Opinion Diplomacy flowers with cherry blossoms

At the close of the 100th anniversary celebration of Tokyo's gift of cherry blossoms to Washington, it's worth remembering the story of diplomacy behind the trees. Like most diplomatic initiatives, this one had to overcome indifference, opposition, and many setbacks before it could flower.
Top 10 richest US presidents

Mitt Romney earned nearly $22 million in 2010. If elected, he would be in the Top 3 most wealthiest presidents. You may be surprised by who ranks among the Top 10 wealthiest US presidents.
Decoder Wire Michelle Obama booed. Has that happened to first ladies before?

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden were lately booed at a NASCAR event. Mrs. Obama is not the first first lady to get a rude reception. The most serious episode dates from the civil rights era.
11/22/2011 11:53 am
The Vote No debt-ceiling talk here: Michelle Obama on Better Homes and Gardens cover

Michelle Obama talks about her 'Let's Move!' initiative and the White House's 'kitchen garden' in the August issue of Better Homes and Gardens, but the cover shot may be all that’s needed.
07/22/2011 02:06 pm
Diggin' It How to divide perennials

When perennials need to be divided, here's how to do it.
03/22/2011 08:50 am
Anita Hill vs. Virginia Thomas: Is an apology due 19 years later?

Anita Hill accused Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991. Virginia Thomas, the justice's wife, has now asked Anita Hill to apologize. She's also in the spotlight for her political activism.
10/20/2010 03:50 pm
Decoder Wire First ladies with the campaign touch: Michelle Obama is just one

Michelle Obama is a Democratic asset on the campaign trail. Which other first ladies have had sharp campaign instincts?
10/19/2010 04:12 pm
Lyndon B. Johnson

This biography of LBJ is the latest in the well-received American Presidents Series.
06/03/2010 01:35 pm
Diggin' It Little (native) seeds sprout nationally

First Bloom, a national effort, connects urban kids to parks through native plants and gardens.
09/25/2008 01:00 am