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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Obama family stories: 51 news summaries

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 Barack Who? Europe 
 Really Hearts Michelle 

She's being compared to much-adored Jackie O as her Europe visit nears

Mar 30, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe's a huge fan of Obama—Michelle Obama, that is. Though hubby has thousands of fervent supporters, it's the first lady whose every move and outfit is lovingly scrutinized by adoring fans, Politico reports. The press is also swooning. "Why doesn't the UK have a Michelle Obama?" asked one... More »

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Michelle Obama • Europe • Carla Bruni • first lady • Sarah Brown • Obama family

President's Half-Brother Hospitalized

Malik Obama undergoes tests for cholera in Kenya

Mar 26, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's elder half-brother has been hospitalized in Kenya amid an outbreak of cholera in the region, reports the AP. Malik Obama, 51, was taken to the hospital Tuesday, and a domestic worker of his was hospitalized for cholera last week. Malik is the son of Barack Obama Sr. and... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • Obama family • cholera

(Newser) - The Obamas are planting a vegetable garden at the White House, the Washington Post reports. And not just any garden—it will have 55 different vegetables, including the one that vexed candidate Obama: arugula. Michelle will break ground tomorrow with local students, and chefs will use its bounty to feed... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • vegetables • gardening • President Obama • Obama family • home garden

 First Daughters 
 Soaring Over 
 New Swing Set 

Obamas' purchase a suprise for Malia, Sasha

Mar 5, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - When Malia and Sasha Obama came home from school Wednesday, there was a surprise waiting for them: a swing set from their folks, the Chicago Tribune reports. The excited girls played on the set, complete with four swings, a fort, and a picnic table with the names of all the... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • toys • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Obama family

Labradoodle Fans, Relax: Obamas Still Undecided

First Lady's dog vote just one of four: rep

Feb 26, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - It seems Michelle Obama was using the media to influence household politics when she announced her dog choice, the Los Angeles Times reports. “They have not selected a breed,” her press secretary insists. “Mrs. Obama likes the Portuguese water dog, but she is only one of four... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • dog • President Obama • Obama family • labradoodle • Portuguese water hound • First Dog

(Newser) - After a wait that felt almost as long as the presidential campaign, the Obamas have decided to adopt a Portuguese water dog, People reports. Her daughters can hardly wait, Michelle Obama said. “So Sasha says, 'April 1st.' I said, 'April.' She says, 'April 1st.' It's,... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • first families • dog • spring break • Obama administration • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Obama family • Portuguese water hound

Obama Girls' Media Coverage
Stays Sane—So Far

Paparazzi anticipate friendly relations with First Family

Jan 29, 09 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The paparazzi love Sasha and Malia Obama—their dad is the world’s biggest celeb, and they’re adorable. This can only mean trouble, right? Maybe not, writes Belinda Luscombe in Time. Tabloids seem to stepping gingerly around privacy concerns so far. And what's more, the media-savvy first family seems... More »

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Barack Obama • Secret Service • tabloids • paparazzi • Obama administration • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Obama family

GLOSSIES

 Obamas Inherit 
 Sweet Record Stash 

White House album collection contains landmarks from Zeppelin, Stones, Beatles

Jan 29, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s new digs not only grant him access to chefs and a bowling alley, but an LP stash that includes Led Zeppelin IV and the Ramones’ Rocket to Russia, Rolling Stone reports. Banished to the basement during the Reagan years, the White House vinyl vault contains Obama favorites... More »

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Barack Obama • Rolling Stones • Jimmy Carter • Bob Dylan • Rolling Stone • Ronald Reagan • Talking Heads • Bruce Springsteen • The Carpenters • Ramones • Led Zeppelin • Sex Pistols • music review • presidential library • President Obama • Obama family • Pat Boone • John Denver

(Newser) - The Obama family's fashion sense may pay dividends for JCrew. A day after Malia and Sasha donned coats designed by the company for their dad's inaugural, heavy customer traffic repeatedly crashed its website, Politico reports. Alas, the colorful coats were made especially for the girls and aren't available to the... More »

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fashion • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Obama family

 Obamas Walk Parade Route 
 to Screaming Crowds 

First Couple gets out of White House-bound motorcade, strolls about 7 minutes

Jan 20, 09 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - President and Michelle Obama have gotten out twice to walk along the parade route from the Capitol to the White House this afternoon—to the full-throated delight of the record crowd, CNN reports. Between the cold and the day’s general demands, the Obamas kept their strolls brief as they... More »

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Michelle Obama • President Obama • Inauguration Day • inaugural parade • Obama family

UPDATED

 Obamas Arrive at Capitol 


Jan 20, 09 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The Obamas arrived at the Capitol after coffee with George and Laura Bush, CNN reports. The crowd broke out in cheers as images of the president-elect flashed on giant TV screens in the National Mall. Among the crowd are Aretha Franklin, Dustin Hoffman, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, Samuel L. Jackson... More »

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UPDATED

 Obamas Head to Church 

Prez-elect follows presidential tradition

Jan 20, 09 8:24 AM CST
(AP) - As massive crowds swarmed the National Mall to witness Barack Obama's inauguration as president, the man at the center of the maelstrom began the day with his wife at a private service at St. John’s Episcopal Church across the street from the White House, a tradition for those about... More »

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Michelle Obama • Episcopal Church • church • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day • Obama family • Isabel Toledo • Michelle Obama pictures

Obamas Are 'Closing In' on First Puppy

It's a labradoodle or
Portuguese water hound for Sasha, Malia

Jan 12, 09 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - As their father prepares to take office next week, future first daughters Malia and Sasha Obama have only one question: When do they get their puppy? The girls have narrowed the choices down to two, Obama tells George Stephanopoulos—a labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound. All that remains, the... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • White House dog • Obama family

 Obama 
 Daughters 
 Start School 

Barack gets teary as new life begins

Jan 5, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Like millions of other children, the Obama girls returned to school today. Unlike the rest of the nations’ kids, they were accompanied by a cadre of police, Secret Service agents, and media, the Washington Post reports. The Obama family’s new life in Washington is off to its official start,... More »

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education • Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • private schools • first daughter • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Sidwell Friends School • Obama family

UPDATED

Obamas to Move Into DC Hotel

First family to settle
into Hay Adams this weekend so girls can start school Monday

Dec 31, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama, who has mostly avoided the capital since the election, will move his family into a hotel suite this weekend, aides tell the New York Times. The girls will start school Monday and Obama will begin working with the new Congress on his stimulus package. While the Times... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • White House • hotel • George W. Bush • President Obama • Obama family • Blair House

Obamas Can't Check in Early to White House Guest Pad

President-elect told he can't move into official guest house early

Dec 13, 08 6:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington's hotels are booked solid for January and the Obamas have joined those struggling to find a place to stay, the New York Times reports. The president-elect and his wife had hoped to move into Blair House, the official White House guest house, in time for the girls to start... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • Michelle Obama • White House • inauguration • George W. Bush • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • transition team • President Obama • Obama family • Blair House

Brits Tortured Obama Patriarch in Kenya Revolt

Granddad was jailed, beaten for 2 years in '50s Mau Mau uprising

Dec 3, 08 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - British jailers tortured Barack Obama's grandfather during the struggle for Kenyan independence, his family tells the Times of London. Hussein Onyango Obama, who worked as a cook for a British army officer, was arrested in 1949, aged 56, and imprisoned for two years. There he was subjected to daily whippings... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • torture • empire • colonialism • Mau Mau rebellion • Dreams From My Father • Sarah Obama • Obama family


 Obamas Off to Hawaii for Xmas 

Islands are favorite getaway for president-elect

Dec 2, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The Obama family will head to Hawaii for Christmas and New Year’s this year—and possibly every presidential year afterward, the Atlantic reports. That “would please the press corps, the Secret Service, WHCA and the locals to no end,” blogs Marc Ambinder, "though it must be... More »

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Michelle Obama • vacation • Hawaii • holiday • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Obama family

(AP) - Barack and Michelle Obama say their young daughters will still have to do chores in the White House and won't get out of doing homework just because they're the president's children. In an interview with Barbara Walters airing tonight, the Obamas said Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, will have lives... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • chores • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Obama family

OPINION

 DC Churches Woo Obamas 

Picking the  inclusive National Cathedral would send a powerful message 

Nov 22, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The new first family will be looking for a place of worship in Washington, DC, and area congregations are feverishly offering up their advantages: presidential tradition; diversity; proximity to the White House; community activism; connections to Trinity, the Obamas' former Chicago church; a pastor who hails from Hawaii. A historian... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • church • Episcopalian • Jeremiah Wright • President Obama • Obama family

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