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(Newser) - From sequins to argyle to matching coat-and-dress sets, Michelle Obama's unpretentious but chic style has European tongues wagging, ABC News reports. In her most-watched moment, the first lady outdid former model Carla Bruni, glowing in a black-and-poppy-printed Thakoon Panichgul coat over a stunning pink dress. The French first lady looked... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • Queen Elizabeth II • G20 • Sarah Brown • J. Crew • Michelle Obama pictures

 Michelle's Killing Us: 
 Top US Designers 

The big names want to get their threads on the First Fashion Plate

Apr 5, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama's sartorial picks have now been hailed the world over, but America's elite designers are grumbling about being snubbed, reports the Telegraph. The first lady has debuted the work of several young designers, both American and foreign, on her European trip—a choice that hasn't sat well with the... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • Oscar de la Renta • Donna Karan • fashion designer • G20 • Vera Wang

OPINION

 Obama Plays Shrink 
 to Europe: Dowd 

President brings "psychological finesse" to the G20

Apr 5, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Therapists could learn a thing or two from the "psychological finesse" Barack Obama showed in Europe this week, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Obama's upbringing taught him how to "slip in and out of different worlds," and that legacy was on display... More »

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Barack Obama • psychiatry • Nicolas Sarkozy • Maureen Dowd • Silvio Berlusconi • Dmitry Medvedev • psychologist • George W. Bush • G20

 Europe Falls 
 Hard for 
 'Mighty 
 Michelle' 

First Lady woos Europe with style and warmth

Apr 5, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's star power may be on the rise as he sweeps across Europe, but it's Michelle who has captured the continent's heart, says Politico. As the first couple seeks to repair the damage done to European-American relations by the Bush administration, Michelle has been an equal player in the... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Europe • G20 • European-American relations

Queen in a Huff Over Berlusconi Boisterousness

Video shows annoyed monarch; palace denies hard feelings

Apr 3, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - God save Silvio Berlusconi if he has irked the queen—and that’s just what the Italian premier appears to do in a video that’s become a YouTube sensation, the Telegraph reports. After Queen Elizabeth joined G20 leaders for a class photo, Berlusconi roared, “Mr. Obama!” Bristled... More »

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Barack Obama • YouTube • Queen Elizabeth II • Italy • gaffe • Silvio Berlusconi • G20 • President Obama

 Rowling Wows 
 Obama—and 
 Medvedev, Too

Prez praises Rowling; Michelle dines with high-flying women

Apr 3, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama took a break from the global economic crisis at a Downing Street G20 dinner this week, buttonholing JK Rowling to tell her that he had read all of her Harry Potter books—and had read them to his girls, the Telegraph reports. And Dmitry Medvedev did his US... More »

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Barack Obama • Gordon Brown • JK Rowling • Dmitry Medvedev • autographs • G20 • 10 Downing Street

ANALYSIS

Surprise: G20 Had More Substance Than Hot Air


Apr 3, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Unlike most economic summits, the G20 talks have delivered more than just a promise to talk some more in the future, Steven Pearlstein writes in the Washington Post. The meeting may not have been the turning point declared by President Obama, but the market-boosting measures agreed upon represent a more... More »

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recession • global economy • summit • G20 • financial crisis • President Obama

Brits Stunned Most by Queen in Feely Hugfest

Queen enchanted by 'coolest couple on the planet'

Apr 3, 09 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even more astonishing to many Brits than Michelle Obama touching their queen is the fact that the queen reached out to the First Lady, reports the Daily Mail. The queen has never been spotted in public embracing a woman. Yet her arm edged behind Michelle's back as she remarked on... More »

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Barack Obama • London • Michelle Obama • Queen Elizabeth II • Buckingham Palace • Queen • protocol • G20

 French Cops 
 Battle NATO 
 Rioters 

Violence follows G20 leaders to Strasbourg for NATO summit

Apr 3, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - French cops clashed violently with rioters in Strasbourg last night as G20 leaders prepared to head there for a NATO summit today. Hundreds were detained by police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at rampaging masked protesters, reports the BBC. Shop windows were smashed and cars and bus stops... More »

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Barack Obama • NATO • London • police • France • riots • Britain • G20 • Strasbourg • protesters • NATO summit • teargas

MARKETS

 Dow Up 216, Flirts With 8,000 

Financial sector celebrates relaxation of mark-to-market accounting rules

Apr 2, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rallied today to a strong finish as global action to combat the financial crisis boosted confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports. The European Central Bank cut interest rates, and G20 tripled the lending budget of the International Monetary Fund to $750 billion. After going above 8,000, the Dow... More »

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China • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • manufacturing • ECB • S&P 500 • G20 • Financial Accounting Standards Board

(Newser) - President Obama touted the resolutions of the G20 summit today in London, saying swift and muscular action was needed to reverse the global economic downturn, the AP reports. Steps like the injection of funds into the IMF and the creation of a global regulatory body “were necessary,” he... More »

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London • depression • recession • IMF • global economy • G20 • financial crisis • President Obama • regulatory body

(Newser) - Michelle Obama’s hands-on encounter with Queen Elizabeth yesterday was not a breach of protocol, Buckingham Palace assures CNN. The two shared a surprising half-embrace, virtually unheard of from Her Highness. “It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection and appreciation,” the Royal Press Office said. Besides,... More »

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Michelle Obama • Queen Elizabeth II • England • British royals • public displays of affection • G20 • President Obama

 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

(Newser) - The G20 leaders have agreed to a plan to pump $1 trillion into the world economy, British PM Gordon Brown announced today; the agreement will also tighten global financial regulation and crack down on secret tax havens. The plan calls for:
  • The money available to the International Monetary Fund
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China • global economy • protectionism • G20 • tax haven • global stimulus

(Newser) - While world leaders waste bicker, the global economic crisis hurts more than your 401(k), Nicholas Kristof writes in the New York Times. The crisis will cause another 22 children to die every hour in 2009—and that’s the World Bank’s best-case scenario. So it’s really discouraging when... More »

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global economy • poverty • World hunger • bailout • G20

ANALYSIS

 In the Shadows, 
 Hillary's Power Grows 

Retiring secretary of state has won Obama's admiration

Apr 2, 09 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has kept a low profile at the G20 summit, ceding the spotlight to Barack Obama and Tim Geithner, and when she and the president travel to NATO summit and EU meetings over the next few days she may not utter a single word in public. But while the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • State Department • secretary of State • G20 • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

 G20 Leaders Close to Deal 

French, German demands for regulation are final sticking point

Apr 2, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - G20 leaders have nearly completed an agreement to confront the global financial crisis, reports the Times of London. Gordon Brown opened the summit by saying that the draft communique already prepared reflected "a high degree of consensus between us." The British PM said that the leaders needed to... More »

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Angela Merkel • Nicolas Sarkozy • International Monetary Fund • Gordon Brown • IMF • G20 • financial crisis • global stimulus

Obama, S. Korea Prez Warn North Over Missile Launch

He and Lee will have 'united' response if Pyongyang fires rocket

Apr 2, 09 5:55 AM CDT
(AP) - Barack Obama and South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak agreed today on the need for a "stern, united" international response if North Korea goes ahead with a planned rocket launch. The two presidents met before today's round of talks at the G20 summit in London. Yesterday Obama told Chinese president... More »

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Barack Obama • North Korea • diplomacy • South Korea • rocket launchers • ballistic missile program • Lee Myung-bak • G20

MARKETS

 G20 Hopes Send 
 World Stocks Soaring 

Hang Seng has best day in 4 months, Europe rallies

Apr 2, 09 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian stocks soared and European exchanges opened strong, reports the Wall Street Journal, as investors expressed optimism for a G20 deal and prepared for a probable 50-point rate cut by the European Central Bank. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong rocketed 7.4%, its best day in four months, while... More »

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Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets • European markets • FTSE • CAC 40 • DAX • G20

 Activist Dies at G20 Protest 

Cops say protesters pelted them with missiles as they tried to help man

Apr 2, 09 2:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A demonstrator died after collapsing inside a police barricade at the G20 protests in London last night, the Guardian reports. Medics and cops were pelted with missiles as they tried to move and resuscitate the man, who was pronounced dead in a local hospital, said officials. The man had been... More »

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London • protests • Britain • G20 • protesters

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