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  • September 2008

    • For Political Wives, It's All in the Dress

      Washington Post  |  Sep 6, 08 3:14 PM CDT

      For Political Wives, It's All in the Dress

      (Newser) - First lady fashions are more than trivial concerns: Their choices reflect on presidential campaigns and hold the power to spark new trends, writes Robin Givhan in the Washington Post . Cindy McCain "has endorsed the status quo" by turning to White House veteran Oscar de la Renta, while Michelle Obama "has shown her willingness to embrace a new generation of designers." More »

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      fashion  • Michelle Obama  • Cindy McCain  • first lady  • fashion designer  • Oscar de la Renta  • Robin Givhan

    • Cindy McCain, Laura Bush Visit La. GOP Delegates

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 1, 08 3:37 PM CDT

      Cindy McCain, Laura Bush Visit La. GOP Delegates

      (Newser) - With most Republican convention events postponed due to Gustav, Laura Bush and Cindy McCain made the case for the Republican ticket, the Chicago Tribune reports. At a breakfast meeting for the Louisiana delegation today, the first lady praised John McCain’s experience and engagement with foreign policy, and Cindy McCain said she was "extremely proud of his pick for vice president." More »

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      Republicans  • GOP  • Republican National Convention  • Hurricane Gustav  • Cindy McCain  • first lady  • Laura Bush

  • July 2008

    • In City of Light, Bruni a Bright Bulb Indeed

      Vanity Fair  |  Jul 28, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      In City of Light, Bruni a Bright Bulb Indeed

      (Newser) - Who could have imagined that Italian supermodel-singer Carla Bruni would find love with a right-wing French president? Maureen Orth takes a look at France’s First Lady in Vanity Fair : her education in art and architecture, admiration of women's-libbers Simone de Beauvoir and Françoise Sagan, and her husband's reaction to nude pictures online. ("Oh, I like this one! Can I have a print of it?") More »

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      celebrity  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Carla Bruni  • first lady  • Vanity Fair  • Cecilia Sarkozy

    • Michelle Wins Bakeoff, But Who Cares?

      Gourmet  |  Jul 25, 08 6:22 PM CDT

      Michelle Wins Bakeoff, But Who Cares?

      (Newser) - 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  • Cindy McCain  • first lady  • baking

    • Guarded Cindy Gives McCain Perfect Accessory

      Washington Post  |  Jul 22, 08 11:46 AM CDT

      Guarded Cindy Gives McCain Perfect Accessory

      (Newser) - Cindy McCain has been a candidate’s wife for more than half her life, and she’s gotten pretty good at it, the Washington Post reports in a profile. The demur, good-looking, stay-at-home mom knows how to humanize her husband and avoid policy talk. “I don't see any chink in her armor,” says her mother-in-law, “and I'm not biased.” But Mrs. John McCain has an intensely guarded, even sometimes secretive, private side. More »

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      John McCain  • Cindy McCain  • first lady  • drug addiction  • wife

    • Wife Shouldn't Worry Laura Bush: Dowd

      New York Times  |  Jul 9, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      Wife Shouldn't Worry Laura Bush: Dowd

      (Newser) - Words like "smear" and "gossip" have flown around American Wife , the novel probing the secret life of Laura Bush, but the book itself is pretty harmless, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times . Kings and queens have always inspired art, Dowd notes, and Wife isn’t sensationalist—it’s a well-researched attempt to get inside a guarded but intriguing figure. More »

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      White House  • sex  • literature  • first lady  • Laura Bush  • book reviews  • Curtis Sittenfeld

  • June 2008

    • Wife's Beer Co. Could Be Big Headache for McCain

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 22, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      Wife's Beer Co. Could Be Big Headache for McCain

      (Newser) - Cindy McCain's role as chairwoman of one of the nation’s largest beer wholesalers could turn into a thorny conflict-of-interest problem if John McCain wins the White House, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mrs. McCain's Hensley & Co.—one of its executives is John McCain's son, Andrew—takes an active role in lobbying against alcohol-related legislation. While her husband has long recused himself from such issues as a senator, he wouldn't be able to easily do so as president. More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • alcohol  • beer  • Cindy McCain  • first lady  • conflict of interest  • Hensley & Co.

    • Michelle Obama: Dressed for Success

      New York Times  |  Jun 7, 08 3:17 PM CDT

      Michelle Obama: Dressed for Success

      (Newser) - 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

  • May 2008

    • Clinton Run at Glass Ceiling Leaves Mixed Legacy

      New York Times  |  May 19, 08 10:43 AM CDT

      Clinton Run at Glass Ceiling Leaves Mixed Legacy

      (Newser) - While some observers look at the waning Hillary Clinton campaign and see a milestone in the march of gender equality—“a historic if incomplete triumph”—others, especially Clinton’s female supporters, see “a depressing reminder” of lingering sexism. The New York Times examines the mixed legacy of the first viable presidential run by a woman. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • sexism  • gender  • first lady

  • April 2008