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(AP) - Michelle Obama's performance as first lady is getting high marks from her predecessor, Laura Bush. Speaking after a change-of-command ceremony for the USS Texas submarine in Connecticut, Bush said today she's watched the current first lady from afar and is impressed. More »

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Bush administration • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • first lady • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama



 Michelle Tapped 
 Longtime Pal, 
 Mentor as 
 Staff Chief 

Longtime friends worked together in Chicago

Jul 20, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Looking for change, Michelle Obama turned to longtime mentor and friend Susan Sher to serve as her chief of staff, the Chicago Tribune reports. They met when Obama dropped off a resume at Chicago’s City Hall; Sher, then the city’s No. 2 lawyer, was immediately impressed by the... More »

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Chicago • Michelle Obama • first lady • Obama administration • chief of staff • mentor • Susan Sher


 Michelle Gets 
 Wonky on 
 Health Care 

First lady moves from figurehead to policy advocate

Jul 19, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - There's been much ado about Michelle Obama’s biceps, garden, and taste in clothing in her first 6 months in the White House, but the first lady has shifted from domestic and inspirational to a more direct approach to policy, the New York Times reports. In recent months, she has... More »

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Michelle Obama • domestic policy • health care reform • first lady • Obama administration

Sanford to Wife: Let Me Have This Affair

SC's first lady told him 'in no uncertain terms'
to stop seeing her

Jun 26, 09 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Mark Sanford not only had an affair, he asked his wife to condone it, she says. In an interview that ended in tears, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford told the AP that he had asked permission to visit his mistress after Jenny discovered the affair. "I said... More »

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South Carolina • affair • adultery • mistress • first lady • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford

(Newser) - Zahra Rahnavard, wife of opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, today reassured Iranians that she had not been arrested, but called on the regime to release those who had, AFP reports. In a statement on her husband’s website, she condemned the crackdown, saying it was “as if martial... More »

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Iran • martial law • first lady • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Zahra Rahnavard

Interview

Laura Bush: Sotomayor a 'Good Nominee'

Former first lady says hubby is too gracious
to attack Obama

Jun 8, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - George and Laura Bush aren’t interested in criticizing the new administration, Laura Bush tells ABC News, and she actually supports Sonia Sotomayor. The former first lady called Sotomayor “a very interesting and good nominee,” adding, “As a woman, I’m proud that there might be another... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • torture • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • first lady • Sonia Sotomayor

Interview

 Nancy Reagan: 'I See Ronnie' 


Jun 1, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Reagan sees dead people. In an interview with Vanity Fair to be published this week, the former first lady talks about her relationship with the Obamas and Bushes, her time in Washington, and her husband’s ghost. “It sounds strange but…I see Ronnie,” she says.... More »

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Michelle Obama • Ronald Reagan • Nancy Reagan • ghosts • first lady • interview

 'Candid' 
 Laura Bush 
 Tells Her Story 

Met with historians to discuss her little-known legacy

May 24, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shortly before the election last November, Laura Bush sought to shape her somewhat hazy legacy. The former first lady spoke to historians, reporters, and other DC insiders in a 3-hour “legacy lunch,” at which she was called “candid,” “funny,” and “open” as she... More »

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women's rights • Laura Bush • literacy • history • historian • first lady • legacy

OPINION


 'I Wasn't Meant 
 to Be Here': Michelle 

First Lady puts tries to do things differently

May 21, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama often says she “wasn’t meant to be” in the White House, but those watching her “natural” progression to international figure might beg to differ, write Nancy Gibbs and Michael Scherer in Time. Most First Ladies get asked about what they’re “really like”—... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • children • first lady • interview • Obama administration

 First Lady 
 Praises Arts 
 on NYC Visit 

Michelle attends ballet gala, reopening of
Met's American wing

May 19, 09 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama emphasized the administration's support for the arts on a visit to New York City yesterday, the New York Times reports. Speaking at the ribbon-cutting for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's partially reopened American wing and at the star-studded opening night of the American Ballet Theater, the first lady... More »

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Michelle Obama • art • American Ballet Theatre • National Endowment for the Arts • Metropolitan Museum of Art • first lady

(Newser) - First lady Michelle Obama has joined the rarefied ranks of Maxim’s 100 hottest women in the world, AFP reports. Obama, who comes in at 93 on the list, is described in the lad mag as the “stimulus package America really needs.” She's the first first lady... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • list • magazine • Maxim • first lady • Obama administration • Jay-ZTV • beautiful women

 All 3 Wives 
 to Join Zuma 
 at Inauguration 

South Africans left guessing which Zuma wife will be first lady

May 8, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's polygamous president-elect has confounded media speculation by inviting all three of his wives to his inauguration tomorrow, the BBC reports. Many had hoped the event would signal which wife would become the official first lady. Jacob Zuma has also invited his 19 children. It's uncertain whether all three... More »

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South Africa • polygamy • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • inauguration • first lady

 First Lady 
 Joins Elmo  
 to Push Exercise 

Sesame Street visit 'the best thing i've done,' First Lady says

May 7, 09 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talk about a power couple: Michelle Obama has teamed up with Elmo to film a public service announcement about the importance of exercise and healthful eating, reports Entertainment Tonight. Michelle, a lifelong Sesame Street fan, said meeting the iconic furry character was "probably the best thing I've done” since... More »

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health • Michelle Obama • first lady • excercise • PSA • public service • Elmo • Jay-ZTV • Michelle Obama hula hoop

OPINION

 Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat 


May 6, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was bound to happen one day: a misstep by Michelle Obama. She fell for a pair of $540 designer sneakers and trotted them out last week at a food bank, no less. Bad move, says the Guardian. Mrs. I'm-all-about-J. Crew should have ditched the colorful suede Lanvin sneaks and... More »

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fashion • politics • Michelle Obama • sneakers • clothing • fashion designer • first lady • J. Crew • tennis shoes

OPINION

 Women 
 Celebrate 
 Michelle O. 

The 'tough' but 'normal' First Lady has a lot going for her, and is making the best of it all

May 3, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama: Whether you see her as a role model for working moms, an angry black woman, a sensible style icon, or an irrepressible hugger, everyone seems to have an opinion about the new first lady. The Guardian got 12 prominent women to muse on the different sides of Michelle;... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • lawyer • Harvard • Princeton • first lady • moms • role model

 Early-Morning 
 Dog Walks
 Fall to ... 
 Michelle 

It's a good thing the first lady likes Bo

May 1, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out the first daughters are a lot like kids everywhere, People reports. “Even though the kids are supposed to do a lot of the work, I’m still up at 5:15am taking my dog out,” Michelle Obama told a group of congressional spouses yesterday. “So... More »

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Michelle Obama • first lady • first families • first daughter • Obama administration • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • First Dog • Bo Obama

South Africa Asks: Who Will Be First Lady?

Zuma has two wives and a fiancée, but only one can have the title

Apr 30, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a few days Jacob Zuma will become president of South Africa—but who will become the country's first lady is less certain. The African National Congress leader, who has two wives and a fiancée, will be the first avowed polygamist to serve as the country's head of state.... More »

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South Africa • polygamy • president • Jacob Zuma • first lady • polygamists

Popular Michelle Plays Up Domestic Side—For Now

First lady's popularity surges after carefully crafted media campaign

Apr 25, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama has become the most popular incoming first lady since Nancy Reagan after some determined image-building, the New York Times reports. The first lady has carefully shaped her public image through a series of interviews that focus on her domestic side. Some admirers, however, complain that the country isn't... More »

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Michelle Obama • first lady • public image

 No 'First Wives Club' For Bruni 

Carla snubs G20

Apr 2, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - There was a noticeable no-show at the “first wives club” meeting in London—and at the G20 in general. France's Carla Bruni, perhaps the world’s most glamorous first lady, has skipped the summit altogether, the Daily Mail reports—a move largely seen as a snub of British PM... More »

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Michelle Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • Carla Bruni • first lady • G20 • Sarah Brown

opinion

 Michelle Is Even More 
 Popular Than Hubby 

Her transformation is 'remarkable:' Smith

Apr 2, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans like Michelle Obama even more than they like her husband, a new Gallup poll shows. Nearly three-quarters view her favorably, compared to 69% for the president. And while Barack's ratings have fluctuated, the first lady's keep rising. "Her transformation in the public eye is one of David Axelrod's... More »

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Michelle Obama • first lady • popularity • Gallup poll • President Obama

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