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First First Lady Was No Frump

Forget the unflattering paintings; Martha Washington was
quite the fox

Feb 2, 09 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Chances are when you think of Martha Washington, you imagine a frumpy old fat lady smothered in lace. Not so, say those who study her and her husband. If you ignore the unflattering images painted years after her death, and instead focus on tailors' records and letters from Martha's youth,... More »

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shoes • history • style • first lady • George Washington • portrait • Martha Washington

 First Couple 
 Hits All 10 
 Official Balls 

First stop: the first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible Neighborhood Ball

Jan 21, 09 7:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The new first couple danced their way through all 10 official balls last night, keeping with tradition and the desire to make yesterday’s inauguration the “most accessible” in history, CNN reports. Barack and Michelle Obama began the evening at the public Neighborhood Ball with Beyoncé’s rendition... More »

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Michelle Obama • dance • first lady • President Obama • Inauguration Day • inaugural balls • inauguration ball • inaugural events

OPINION

 First Lady's Fashion 
 Reveals Bold Spirit 

Fashionistas applaud Michelle Obama's choice of inaugural outfits

Jan 21, 09 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama's striking fashion choices make her the most glamorous first lady America has seen in a while, Cathy Horyn writes in the New York Times. Her vivid, Isabel Toledo-designed inaugural outfit stood out against the sea of red and black coats on the Capitol steps, Horyn writes, outshone only... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • fashion designer • first lady • Isabel Toledo • Jason Wu

 Girls Wear 
 J. Crew to 
 Inauguration 

First lady Michelle, a fan of the brand, also had on J.Crew gloves

Jan 20, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama turned up for Dad’s swearing-in today dressed in clothes from J. Crew, Us reports. Malia, 10, appeared in a periwinkle double-breasted coat with a blue-ribbon bow for a belt, while Sasha, 7, wore a pink coat with an orange scarf and satin belt over her... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • style • clothing • inauguration • first lady • first daughter • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • J.Crew

 'Mom-in-Chief' 
 Readies Her 
 Bully Pulpit 

Will balance Hillary-style agenda, Laura-style domestic image

Jan 20, 09 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Being first lady has always been a balancing act: trailblazer Hillary Clinton pushed harder on policy issues than the public wanted; mild Laura Bush hardly pushed at all. Michelle Obama is seeking an agenda related to her experiences. A friend tells the New York Times: “She understands the needs... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • White House • Eleanor Roosevelt • first lady

 First Lady Is Hot, 
 and Celebs 
 Love It 

Michelle is 'bringing it,' Star Jones applauds

Jan 19, 09 9:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama is bringing sexy back … to the White House, the New York Daily News reports. “She is a straight-up beautiful African-American woman and you all better step back,” said Star Jones, while singer Monica declared, “She can pull off anything she wants.” TV host... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • beauty • Star Jones • first lady • sexy

OPINION

 Angelou 
 on Michelle: 
 Welcome the 
 'Real Deal' 



Poet celebrates future first lady as 'the real deal'

Jan 18, 09 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - North Carolina, the state that gave us Jesse Helms and more than a few Klan members, went wild for Michelle Obama at a September rally as a stunned Maya Angelou watched, the poet recalls in the Washington Post. People of all races gave a thunderous welcome to the next... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • North Carolina • Maya Angelou • first lady

 Laura Bush Lands Memoir Deal 

First lady signs deal to write White House memoir

Jan 6, 09 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Laura Bush has signed on with Scribner to share her take on the Bush years with the world, Politico reports. The first lady is being paid a sum believed to be between $3.5 million and $5 million, reports the Wall Street Journal, and will offer a "candid... More »

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Laura Bush • memoir • book • first lady • George W. Bush

OPINION

 First Lady's 
 Job Is Real:  
 Let's Pay Her 

Job description, salary would help define difficult role

Dec 26, 08 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama is taking flak because she's putting her law career on hold to help her kids adjust to life in Washington. In fact, however, she’s not leaving professional life at all: Her new role as first lady—"the hardest job she will ever hold"— comes with... More »

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Michelle Obama • salary • first lady • job • career

 I'm No Longer 
 a Man-Eater: Bruni 

France's first lady says she won't cheat on the president

Dec 24, 08 10:48 AM CST
(Newser) - She’s dated everyone from Mick Jagger to Donald Trump, but ex-supermodel Carla Bruni wants the world to know that the first lady of France is not a tramp—she’s Mrs Sarkozy now. “I can no longer seduce because I love my husband,” Bruni told a Brazilian... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Carla Bruni • first lady • celebrity marriage

(Newser) - Laura Bush is not among those laughing along at her husband's recent shoe-dodging moves. "As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that's what it was," she told USA Today. "So I didn't laugh it off." The first lady did, however, have an insight... More »

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White House • Laura Bush • shoes • first lady • George W. Bush

 Barbara Bush Hospitalized 

Former first lady rushed in for tests after complaining of stomach pain

Nov 25, 08 11:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Barbara Bush has been hospitalized in Houston after complaining of stomach pains, reports CNN. A spokesman for the Bush family said the former first lady, 83, is doing fine, and all tests have so far come back negative. Bush, who suffers from a thyroid condition, is expected to be released... More »

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Barbara Bush • George HW Bush • thyroid • first lady • hospitalization

What About Michelle's Career?

Women debate high-powered exec's switch to 'mom-in-chief'

Nov 24, 08 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - What will Michelle Obama’s stint as first lady mean for her own high-powered career? Political wives, policy experts, and pundits are all weighing in, reports the New York Times. Cherie Blair tells Michelle to get used to the back seat, while more optimistic observers insist that Obama’s tour... More »

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Michelle Obama • women's rights • working mothers • Carla Bruni • first lady • career

 Michelle Gets the Lowdown 

Bushes give Obamas grand tour and discuss raising White House kids

Nov 11, 08 1:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The first lady gave her successor some tips on White House living during the Obamas' visit yesterday, and the moms discussed the difficulties of raising daughters in the fishbowl environment, Reuters reports. Laura Bush, meeting Michelle Obama for the first time, showed her around every room of the Obamas' future... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • Laura Bush • first lady • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama

OPINION

 Spotlight on Michelle's Style 

Critics debate adapted designer dress, look fwd to four years of Obama style

Nov 6, 08 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The Narciso Rodriguez sheath Michelle Obama chose for election night has set the fashion world abuzz. The black-and-red dress—a less revealing adaptation of a frock from the American designer’s spring 2009 runway collection—was "a breath of chic air," LA Times fashion critic Booth Moore writes.... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • Narciso Rodriguez • first lady • Election 2008 • fashion industry • Michelle Obama pictures

Laura Invites Obamas Over
to the House

Incoming first lady gets tour of new digs from Bush on Monday

Nov 6, 08 12:59 PM CST
(Newser) - At Laura Bush’s invitation, Michelle Obama will visit the White House on Monday, along with that guy who got elected Tuesday, to scope out the new residence, the Washington Post reports. The first-lady-to-be thanked Bush for helping her during the transition, after a campaign in which Obama hailed the... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • Laura Bush • transition • first lady • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

OPINION

 Michelle: 
 The Ultimate First Lady 

Supportive but independent, Obama's girl is a winner

Nov 5, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Traditionally, first ladies come in two varieties, posits Sarah Vine in the Times of London: the “meek, supportive, grin-and-bear-it model”—think Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan—and “two-for-the-price-of-one” hard-nosed ball-breakers like Eleanor Roosevelt or Hillary Clinton. But now we have Michelle Obama, the perfect synthesis of... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • first lady • Election 2008

OPINION

Laura Bush's Feminist Agenda Is Anything
but Demure

First lady quietly used her clout for every lady

Oct 29, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - You don’t hear much about Laura Bush, probably because her “demure librarian-teacher persona has minimized her appeal,” but women around the world owe a lot to the first lady, writes Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post. Bush has campaigned for breast cancer awareness in the Middle... More »

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breast cancer • feminism • Laura Bush • literacy • Bush legacy • Aung San Suu Kyi • first lady

opinion

 For Political Wives,
 It's All in the Dress

McCain, Obama make statements with style

Sep 6, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Cindy McCain, Laura Bush Visit La. GOP Delegates

First Lady takes up campaign as Gustav idles delegates

Sep 1, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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