Topic: Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama: 10 quotes on her birthday
Check out these quotes by America's First Lady on her 49th birthday.
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Bestselling books the week of 7/5/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/28/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/14/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/7/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Decoder Wire Why did President Obama flub his 'Kiss Cam' moment? (+video)
President Obama failed to kiss his wife when a Kiss Cam focused on the First Couple Monday at a USA basketball exhibition in Washington. When the Kiss Cam turned its gaze on the couple a second time, the President gave Michelle Obama a big kiss.
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Obama takes in Olympic basketball, appears on stadium 'Kiss Cam'
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took their seats to chants of 'U-S-A' at a US men's Olympic basketball exhibition game against Brazil as the loudspeakers blared Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.,' images that any president running for re-election would relish.
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Decoder Wire Beyonce praises Michelle Obama in new campaign ad. Will that win votes? (+video)
Beyonce stars in a new campaign ad reading a letter that praises First Lady Michelle Obama as a 'truly strong African-American woman.' According to a Gallup poll, Mrs. Obama is more popular than her husband.
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Joe Biden's NAACP rebuttal to Mitt Romney
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to say that Mitt Romney's economic policies will hurt black working families when Biden addresses the NAACP on Thursday.
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Opinion: Seventeen magazine's vow to celebrate all body types: It's about time.
Seventeen magazine vows to never change the shape of girls' faces or bodies in photos. If we don’t reconfigure the way girls see themselves on TV, in movies, and in magazines, even smart teens will believe the media lie that their worth is in fastidious attention to the superficial.
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Decoder Wire It's Malia Obama's birthday! Where's the party?
Today the eldest First Daughter turns 14. But it's not easy sharing a birthday with the United States.
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Bestselling books the week of 7/5/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Malia Obama: Old enough to be 2012 campaigner?
Malia Obama and Sasha Obama are turning up in 2012 campaign ads as Barack Obama raises their visibility. Malia Obama turns 14 on July 4.
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Focus Supersize America: Whose job to fight obesity?
Banning large sodas, blocking restaurants in some neighborhoods, posting calories, kicking snack foods out of schools. Are anti-obesity campaigns crossing the line into nanny state intrusion?
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Bestselling books the week of 6/28/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Oprah charts comeback with big-name interviews (+video)
Oprah Winfrey is working to revive her OWN channel with more celebrity interviews, including the Kardashians. But Katie Couric is also vying for big-name interviews.
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Decoder Wire What did President Obama get for Father's Day? (+video)
There’s no word yet on whether Sasha and Malia got him any new ties. But President Obama did get to play a round of golf and released a new Father's Day campaign video.
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Decoder Wire Obama fundraiser at Sarah Jessica Parker's house: How'd it go? (+video)
The $40,000-a-plate event chez Sarah Jessica Parker raised plenty of cash, but also raised eyebrows, feeding conservative criticism that the 'celebrity-in-chief' is out of touch with needs of struggling families.
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Obama in New York: What he'll discover at One World Trade Center
Obama's visit to New York Thursday isn't only about the fundraiser hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker. He and the first lady will also be at One World Trade Center, which replaces the twin towers that fell on 9/11.
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On the rebound after a deeply moving experience.
A household move reminds the Monitor's language columnist how short words can be the most intense.
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Swift to give back
While other pop stars make headlines for behaving badly, country singer Taylor Swift made the news last May for her philanthropic efforts.
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Decoder Wire What's Michelle Obama doing on Pinterest? (+video)
First lady Michelle Obama launched her Pinterest page with 12 images – the latest effort by Obama’s reelection team to leverage her popularity as much as possible in Election 2012.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/14/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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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.
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Is France ready for its trailblazing new first lady? (+video)
Valerie Trierweiler, France's first lady, is not married to President Hollande, and she plans to continue working as a journalist.
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Top picks: A video by Croatian cellists, Michelle Obama's new book, and more
Singer Melody Gardot embraces multiculturalism, noir writer Philip Kerr pens another winner with 'Prague Fatale,' and more top picks.
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Decoder Wire Michelle Obama on 'Letterman': How funny was her Top 10 list? (+video)
'Top 10 Fun Facts About Gardening' is a tough row to hoe in the chuckles department, but Michelle Obama nonetheless managed to be funny. Still, David Letterman's job is not in jeopardy.
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Disney bans junk-food ads during children's programming
At an event announcing the push, First Lady Michelle Obama called the announcement a 'game changer.'
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Bestselling books the week of 6/7/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Decoder Wire Sarah Jessica Parker: Is she helping or hurting President Obama? (+video)
Sarah Jessica Parker features in a new Obama campaign spot that ran numerous times during the MTV Movie Awards. The GOP says a dinner thrown by Sarah Jessica Parker for the president makes him look out of touch.
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