By The Admin on August 23, 2010
Politico
- It’s a first for first ladies: Michelle Obama and Laura Bush will appear together next month on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks — in Shanksville, Pa., where United flight 93 went down after the crew and passengers fought back against terrorists.
Administration officials said the event will build on Michelle Obama’s focus on [...]
Posted in White House | Tagged 9/11, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama
By The Admin on August 17, 2010
CNN
- To some she is a self-made woman and a global superstar.
To critics she’s an “angry black woman” ashamed of her country.
Now she’s been called a modern-day Marie Antoinette.
What role will history ultimately assign to Michelle Obama? It depends on the choices she makes during the tricky road ahead, some say.
The nation’s first lady was [...]
Posted in White House | Tagged Michelle Obama
By The Admin on August 10, 2010
It sounded simple enough: a mother-daughter getaway during the dogs days of August. But it’s not so simple when Mom is the first lady of the United States. And the trip is to a luxury resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol. During tough economic times at home.
Michelle Obama’s five-day trip to the south of Spain [...]
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By The Admin on July 13, 2010
Thank you so much. It is such a pleasure and it is an honor to be here today for the 101st NAACP Convention. Yes! (Applause.)
I want to start by thanking Chairman Roslyn Brock, beautiful woman, for that very kind introduction. (Applause.) And I mentioned to her, I said, her mother’s hot. She’s gorgeous. Good genes. [...]
Posted in Featured, Health, White House | Tagged childhood obesity, Michelle Obama, NAACP, NAACP convention
By The Admin on July 2, 2010
The NAACP says first lady Michelle Obama will talk about her campaign against childhood obesity when she addresses the organization’s annual convention in Kansas City on July 12.
Mrs. Obama launched her “Let’s Move” campaign to bring attention to the U.S. childhood obesity epidemic. One in three American children are overweight or obese, putting them at [...]
Posted in Featured, Policy & Issues | Tagged Michelle Obama, NAACP convention