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Feb 09, 2009 -
True to the cultural tone President Obama is predicted to set, he took his family to see the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater perform at the Kennedy Center Friday night. The first family waved from the presidential box as audience members hung over the balcony, waving and trying to shake hands. Saturday the whole family retreated to Camp David in Maryland, along with Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, and a friend of Sasha's.
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Jan 07, 2009 -
Remember when the Bushes told the Obamas "no, you can't" when they requested to stay at the Blair House? The decline sent the incoming president into the frigid, Winter night to find lodging in a manger hotel. Fancy as it may be, Rachel Maddow led us to the overwhelming question "who is more important than the Obamas?"
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Jan 05, 2009 -
Obama arrived in Washington on Sunday, following Michelle and daughters, Malia and Sasha, who came Saturday. The girls are set to start school at Sidwell Friends Monday, and the president-elect is ready to get to work. Only 15 days till inauguration!
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Nov 11, 2008 -
Nancy Reagan was Rainbow. Ronald was Unicorn. Joking!
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Oct 26, 2009 -
The 44th president has played 24 rounds of golf (who's counting?) since he came to office. How many women have been invited along with the golfer in chief? One.
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Oct 28, 2009 -
For its annual Women of the Year issue, Glamour made Michelle Obama the first First Lady to grace its cover. The issue honors Michelle for her commitment to mentoring young women, and the First Lady shows off these mentoring skills inside the magazine, where she offers readers advice on life and love. Here are some excerpts:
- On how it's important to invest in yourself: "I have always tried to put my kids first, and then.
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Jan 03, 2009 -
After a trip to Hawaii for his late grandmother's memorial, President-elect Obama and his family are moving to Washington this weekend ahead of schedule. The inauguration isn't until Jan. 20, but Malia and Sasha begin classes at the Sidwell Friends School on Monday and Obama reportedly wants to start working.
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Sep 28, 2009 -
- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi calls Barack and Michelle Obama unbelievably "suntanned" after meeting them at the G20. — The Telegraph
- Meanwhile, Barack and Michelle will visit Denmark this week to pitch for Chicago as the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. — Politico
- Dick Cheney's daughter, Liz Cheney, is a rising star in the GOP.
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Jan 05, 2009 -
- Michelle Obama walked her daughters alongside full security detail to their first day at Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, MD, this morning, making the family's move to DC official. — AP
- Residents in Gaza are saying they doubt rocket fire can be stopped. Thousands of Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters Sunday while Israeli warplanes, helicopters, and drones bombarded targets from above for the 10th day.
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Oct 09, 2009 -
This morning, a humbled President Obama said he did not expect to wake up to the news that he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Maintaining that he did not feel that he deserved to be in the company of the transformative figures previously honored by the prize, Obama said he would accept it as "a call to action, a call for nations to confront the challenges of the 21st century."
The Nobel committee cited Obama's rare ability to have "captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future."
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