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NEWS ABOUT: Marian Robinson

Marian Robinson stories: 7 news summaries

 First Grandma on 
 Her First Mag Cover 

Talks parenting, Washington life with Essence

Apr 7, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Marian Robinson posed with her daughter Michelle Obama for Essence this month in the first grandma’s first magazine cover shoot. In an interview with the pair, who are all smiles in the White House shots, Robinson says she’s loving life in DC. “You want to know why?... More »

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parenting • Michelle Obama • White House • photograph • Marian Robinson

 The Real Michelle Obama 

Michelle Obama Says It's All In The Family

Feb 1, 09 7:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama's journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House has been avidly documented, but Carol Felsenthal of Chicago magazine highlights the consistency of her role, driven by a burning desire to do good, but also to achieve security for her family. She resisted her husband's political... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • Michelle Obama • White House • Election 2008 • Obama administration • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Marian Robinson

(Newser) - Michelle Obama’s mother is moving into the White House, at least temporarily, the New York Times reports. Marian Robinson, 71, is already in Washington helping out the family, much as she did with the Obamas’ daughters during the campaign. “She will determine in the coming months whether... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • White House • mother-in-law • Marian Robinson • President Obama • wowOwow

 First Granny Mulls 
 White House Move 

Resident mom-in-law good for the nation, if not the Obamas

Dec 30, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - With the Cabinet-pick mania waning, Beltway buffs are left speculating on whether first granny Marian Robinson will join the Obamas in their new residence. One poll places the move-in likelihood at 70%, and there's a petition going that supports "her presence in the Obama White House." Even... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • White House • mother-in-law • Marian Robinson • President Obama • in-laws

GLOSSIES

Obama Girls Join Exclusive White House Sorority

If predecessors are any sign, Malia and Sasha are in for 'a helluva good time'

Nov 19, 08 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - If Malia Obama sneaks a boy into the White House, it won’t be an action without precedent. The generations of girls who occupied what Margaret Truman billed “the Great White Jail” form a sort of underground society, Lauren Collins writes in the New Yorker. The Johnson sisters, for... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • Harry Truman • Dwight Eisenhower • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Marian Robinson • President Obama

 First Mom-In-Law Moving to DC 

Michelle's mom to help provide stability for her uprooted grandkids

Nov 12, 08 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama's mother has agreed to make the move from Chicago to the capital to help America's next first family look after the kids, the Washington Post reports. No word yet on whether Marian Robinson will live in the White House, but it will be the first time in living... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • grandmother • Marian Robinson • President Obama

 First Family 
 Readies for 
 Leap to DC 

Obama daughters will be youngest in White House for decades

Nov 6, 08 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will arrive at the White House in January with the three women he has missed most during two years on the campaign trail: his wife and daughters. But while the president-elect prepares his transition, his family must navigate its own move from the cadre of family and... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • first families • Election 2008 • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Marian Robinson • President Obama

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