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July 2008
- Michelle Wins Bakeoff, But Who Cares?
  
  newser | Gourmet | 4 hours, 32 minutes ago
  
  In an age when pretty much nobody bakes anything, Laura Shapiro wonders in Gourmet , why do Americans still expect would-be First Ladies to whip out cookie recipes for the public’s pleasure? Shapiro looks at the recipes submitted by Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama for a Yankee contest—and gives Obama’s homey apple cobbler the decisive nod. More »
  
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  Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Michelle Obama • first lady • Cindy McCain • baking
- Obamas Keep Girls' Feet on Ground
  
  newser | People | Jul 24, 08 11:39 AM CDT
  
  It can be hard enough to keep kids grounded, but Barack and Michelle Obama's task might be complicated by his quest to be the most powerful leader in the world. Not so, the Obamas tell People, in a look at how they keep it real on the campaign trail. The Democratic candidate says 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha are normal kids who make a buck a week for allowance, and fear moving to DC and making new friends should dad get the job. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • presidential campaign • Chicago • parenting • Michelle Obama • celebrity parents • People Magazine • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama
- VF Spoof Bumps New Yorker
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Jul 23, 08 9:15 AM CDT
  
  Vanity Fair has taken a jab at the New Yorker , posting a spoof of the magazine’s controversial Barack Obama cover on its website. VF ’s "cover" shows a doddering John McCain gripping a walker and fist-bumping his wife, Cindy, who cradles a pile of prescription drugs. In the background, the Constitution burns in the fireplace under a portrait of President Bush. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Vanity Fair • satire • New Yorker magazine
- Obama Cover Misses Point of Satire
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 20, 08 6:28 PM CDT
  
  The now-infamous New Yorker cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Muslim extremists rankled readers because it is not satire, Lee Siegel argues in the New York Times . Satire tackles "social rottenness once it has become a visible and established part of life," writes Siegel. But the New Yorker gave mainstream credence to a notion of the lunatic fringe. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • satire • New Yorker magazine
- Can Michelle Defy Stereotypes?
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 20, 08 10:16 AM CDT
  
  It's no wonder Michelle Obama is being criticized from all sides: She's an outspoken, successful black woman, writes Sophia A. Nelson in the Washington Post . "This society can't even see a woman like Michelle Obama. All it sees is a black woman and attaches stereotypes," a prominent female African-American journalist tells Nelson. Society sees categories: the hip-hop vixen, the capable Aunt Jemima, and the "angry black woman." More »
  
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  Michelle Obama • racial inequality • black women • stereotypes • African-Americans • glass ceiling
- Obama Rebuts Times Race Story—With Paper's Own Poll
  
  newser | Talking Points Memo | Jul 16, 08 1:33 PM CDT
  
  The Obama campaign has fired back at a front-page New York Times story, which concludes from a poll today that the Dem isn’t healing racial division. The campaign uses stats from the paper's own survey, Talking Points Memo reports. The article “ignores…some straightforward points from their data,” an Obama memo charges. Perhaps chief among them, “More white voters say Obama cares about people like them, than say the same thing about McCain." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • race • New York Times • Michelle Obama • opinion polls
- Peekaboo With Kids Is Classic Political Game
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 14, 08 9:50 AM CDT
  
  The press tries to treat politicians’ offspring, particularly younger ones, with kid gloves, writes David Carr of the New York Times —so it’s no wonder there was a furor when Barack Obama let Access Hollywood interview his 10- and 7-year-old daughters. Many reporters were irked by the beyond-puff piece, and Obama swiftly said he wouldn’t do it again, drawing the curtain back over his family. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • media • Michelle Obama • interview • Access Hollywood • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama
- Obama, Stop Acting Like a Child
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 13, 08 12:04 PM CDT
  
  Caught up in a Fourth of July celebration, Barack Obama agreed to let his daughters be interviewed on "Access Hollywood," a turnaround from his position on his family's privacy and a big slip-up, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. But Obama compounded the error by expressing morning-after regret so vehemently that it just looked like the latest in a series of flip-flops. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • family • interview • Access Hollywood • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama
- Obama Family Goes Hollywood
  
  newser | ABC News | Jul 9, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama took the unusual step of sitting down with Access Hollywood, but the interview took a decidedly precocious tone when daughters Malia and Sasha joined in, dishing on mommy and daddy holding hands and potential White House bedroom decor. The first interview of the Obamas is airing over four evenings, beginning last night, and is expected to draw millions of viewers—at a time when John McCain is struggling to stay in the spotlight. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential campaign • presidential election • Michelle Obama • interview • Access Hollywood
June 2008
- Michelle, Barack Cover a Major Success for Us
  
  newser | MSNBC | Jun 24, 08 3:32 AM CDT
  
  Featuring Michelle Obama and hubby on the cover of Us Weekly paid off big time for the gossip mag, MSNBC reports. Early sales figures have already far outpaced recent covers sporting Jessica Simpson and Heidi Montag—the mag's usual celebrity fare. The circulation bump is a boon for the flagging publication, but ironically Us didn't interview its cover lady—relying instead on comments from friends for its story. More »
  
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  celebrity • Michelle Obama • magazine • magazine industry • Us Weekly
- Where Are the Feminists for Michelle?
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 21, 08 1:12 PM CDT
  
  Like strong women before her, Michelle Obama has been “demonized” in the press—so why aren’t feminists coming to her aid? asks Mary C. Curtis in the Washington Post . Feminists spoke out when Hillary Clinton faced sexism in her campaign—but the cause hasn’t embraced women of color. “In America, there's seldom a cost for disrespecting black women,” Curtis notes, adding that the anti-Michelle campaign "has not caused a rift between black and white women so much as it has exposed it." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • feminism • black women
- Michelle Gets a Gig With a 'View'
  
  newser | Time | Jun 18, 08 12:40 PM CDT
  
  Michelle Obama started off her debut appearance on “The View” with a jab at the "terrorist fist jab" controversy, demanding of her co-hosts, "I have to be greeted properly. Fist bump please." Obama talked everything from politics to pantyhose—no, she doesn’t wear them—and said she draws attention because “I wear my heart on my sleeve.” When asked right off the bat about her much-ballyhooed patriotism, Time reports, Obama said, “Of course I’m proud.” More »
  
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  Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • The View
- Michelle Obama Takes Back Her Image
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 18, 08 7:07 AM CDT
  
  Michelle Obama has been called everything from a black nationalist to a "baby mama" in recent weeks, and sporting a new chief of staff, she's looking to take on the rumors. In a New York Times interview, Obama outlines her journey from Chicago's South Side to the White House doorstep. “I will walk anyone through my life,” says the would-be first lady. “Come on, let’s go.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • election 2008 • race • Michelle Obama
- Obama Slams Black Dads on Father's Day
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 15, 08 6:27 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama sharply critiqued black fathers today at one of Chicago's biggest black churches, the New York Times reports. “Too many fathers are M.I.A, too many fathers are AWOL,” he said to a mostly black audience, including his wife and daughters. “I say this knowing that I have been an imperfect father,” he said, “knowing that I have made mistakes and I’ll continue to make more." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • Michelle Obama • African Americans • Barack Obama supporters • church • domestic violence • fatherhood
- Voters May Yet Warm Up to Michelle Obama
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 14, 08 5:24 PM CDT
  
  Nicknamed "the closer," Michelle Obama is known for winning over voters—but many still have not warmed up to her, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A recent poll shows that 42% of voters have an unfavorable view of her and 25% are "very unfavorable." The first lady hopeful plans to win over women starting next week, though: Her first stop will be as guest host on The View . More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • The View • gender stereotypes
- Fox Looks Clueless with 'Obama's Baby Mama' Quip
  
  newser | New York | Jun 13, 08 6:25 AM CDT
  
  Fox is catching flak for calling Michelle Obama "Obama's baby mama" and it deserves all it gets, Noelle Hancock writes on New York 's news blog. The network, which has conceded that a producer "exercised poor judgment" by posting the graphic, has made itself look "sexist, racist, and out of touch, all at the same time!" Hancock writes. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Fox News • gaffe • Michelle Malkin
- Want to Be Veep? What to Do, and Not to Do
  
  newser | Time | Jun 12, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  Dear wannabe running mates, here’s how to campaign for the No. 2 job, per Mark Halperin in Time : DO: Prove you can be an attack dog while maintaining “eloquence.” Suck up to Michelle/Cindy. They’ll have the final say before the final say. Notify the campaign of every appearance you plan to make. Prove you’ve got something the future nominee needs. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • vice president • Michelle Obama • vice presidential sweepstakes • Cindy McCain • vice presidential candidate • Tim Kaine
- GOP Goes on Attack Against 'Mrs. Grievance'
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 11, 08 2:19 PM CDT
  
  They didn’t like Hillary Clinton or Teresa Heinz Kerry, and conservatives aren't hesitating to pile on Michelle Obama, either, the Los Angeles Times reports. Conservatives have seized on several statements from the Democratic candidate's wife, calling her angry and unpatriotic. The National Review recently ran a cover dubbing her “Mrs. Grievance,” and Michelle Malkin calls her “Obama’s bitter half.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • Michelle Obama • smear campaign
- Expect GOP to Turn Venom on Michelle
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 11, 08 9:58 AM CDT
  
  Now that Hillary Clinton is out of the White House picture, it’s Michelle Obama’s turn to be the object of that “sulfurous national game of ‘Kill the witch,’” writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times . The fairer Obama can be more prickly than her sunny husband, and dwells more on racial oppression. Websites have already cropped up painting her as another Jeremiah Wright. More »
  
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  race relations • Michelle Obama • opinion • smear campaign
- Michelle Obama: Dressed for Success
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 7, 08 3:17 PM CDT
  
  When Barack Obama declared victory in the Democratic race this week, his wife was also drawing some attention, the New York Times reports. Sporting a $900 sleeveless purple number, Michelle Obama looked primed to be first lady—just not first hostess. “The purple dress, the legs that I have to believe were bare, all say, ‘I’m here to do business,’” one beauty expert said. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • fashion • Michelle Obama • first lady

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