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initiative launches today


 First Lady: 
 Let's Eliminate 
 Childhood Obesity 

Michelle Obama talks to GMA in advance of launching initiative

8 hours, 45 minutes ago
'i'm not that interesting'

 Michelle Obama 
 Reflects on Year 1 

She teases Barack about his gray hair, but gets serious about obesity

Feb 3, 10 9:51 AM CST
Poll Numbers

 At Least Michelle's 
 Still Popular 

First lady's approval rating soars over her husband's

Jan 21, 10 1:13 PM CST
TWITTER FURY

 Scott Baio 
 Disses 
 First Lady, 
 Gets Death 
 Threats 

Actor gets death threats over Twitter diss

Jan 21, 10 6:09 AM CST

 President Surprises 
 First Lady With Birthday Dinner 

For Michelle's 46th, Barack lines up friends, family

Jan 17, 10 2:09 PM CST

Iron Chef Fibs: Veggies Not From Obama Garden

Food Network backtracks about Michelle Obama episode

Jan 14, 10 5:51 PM CST
New Target: 'BARACK' the ELEPHANT

 PETA Pulls First Lady Ads 

Animal rights group ends campaign featuring Michelle Obama

Jan 14, 10 8:12 AM CST
ja konnen wir

Obama Campaign Becomes ... a German Musical

And yes, there's a Sarah Palin character

Jan 8, 10 3:33 PM CST

 Both Obamas Become 
 Unwilling Ad Stars 

PETA uses Michelle, while a jacket company likes the president

Jan 6, 10 5:54 PM CST

La. Cops: Man Threatened to Kill Obamas
in 911 Call

John Turnpaugh, 47, phoned early Jan. 1

Jan 4, 10 7:17 PM CST

 Michelle Obama 
 Debuts on Iron Chef 

Not surprisingly, White House exec chef wins the day

Jan 4, 10 6:10 AM CST

 Racist  Michelle 
 'Ape Pic' Back Online 

Limelight-seeking blogger defends 'free expression'

Jan 4, 10 2:50 AM CST
opinion

 First Lady Needs 
 More Oomph 

She's been more 'dutiful than inspired,' writes Robin Givhan

Jan 2, 10 1:11 PM CST

 Obama, Clinton, Palin 
 Top Most-Admired Lists 

Gallup poll includes Tiger Woods and his wife in top 10

Dec 30, 09 1:48 PM CST

 A Year of First Lady Fashion 

A look back at Michelle Obama's daring sartorial debut

Dec 28, 09 11:55 AM CST

 Warm Welcome for 
 Obamas in Hawaii 

First family in Oahu for Christmas vacation

Dec 25, 09 6:25 AM CST

 Sasha, Malia Dish on 
 White House Christmas 

Obamas tell kid patients of 26 trees; 'presents not under each one'

Dec 23, 09 8:29 AM CST

 Woman 
 Busted After 
 Vowing to Kill 
 First Lady 

She's nabbed within miles of Obamas' Hawaiian vacation home

Dec 23, 09 4:44 AM CST
SEASON'S SNARKINGS

 If Barack Wrote a Holiday Card... 

An inside look at the Obamas' totally real, nonpolitical holiday greeting

Dec 21, 09 1:18 PM CST
2010 election

 Michelle Could Be 
 Dems' Secret Weapon 

First lady may well return to campaigning for midterm elections

Dec 21, 09 9:07 AM CST
OPINION

 How Michelle 
 Became the 
 Popular 
 Obama 

First lady stays above the fray, elevating her image

Dec 18, 09 1:47 PM CST
oprah christmas special

 Obamas' Favorite Gifts Are ... 

A bike and a basketball for him, doll house for her

Dec 12, 09 11:40 AM CST

Barbara Walters: Michelle Obama Is Most Fascinating

Barbara's top picks for 2009 also include Glenn Beck, Jenny Sanford

Dec 10, 09 5:51 AM CST

 Obamas Light 
 National Christmas Tree 

'Technologically challenged' prez pushes right buttons

Dec 3, 09 8:16 PM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

It’s the Sex, Stupid   

8
Feb 9, 10 | 7:46 AM BY Michael Wolff

Stories about the sex lives of politicians are just about the hottest copy in the business. So hot, that the hottest story at the New York Times is the rumor of a story about the sex life of David Paterson, New York’s governor. We are all waiting for the great bombshell. Although it may be that we don’t even need an actual story, that having had so many stories about politicians' sex lives, we can all fill in the blanks. There are already reports... More »

For Me, Palin Scores

65
Feb 8, 10 | 7:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Andrew Sullivan , the journalist and blogger, who flirted for many years with conservatism and the Republican party, has become the... More »

Politics Has Lost Its Power. That’s Why There’s Gridlock

28
Feb 5, 10 | 8:39 AM BY Michael Wolff

Everybody’s beating their breasts about Washington gridlock. Let’s defend gridlock for a moment. The opposite of gridlock... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad as Hell

8
Feb 4, 10 | 8:07 AM BY Michael Wolff

Rupert is off the reservation again. This is always a possibility when News Corp.’s quarterly earnings reports are issued and... More »

Sarah Palin, Inc. Has a Problem

16
Feb 3, 10 | 8:00 AM BY Michael Wolff

Before this gets out of hand, I want to try to save the word “retarded,” which seems robust and meaningful and evocative... More »

Obama’s Deficit Faux-Hawk

12
Feb 2, 10 | 12:14 PM BY Kevin Spak

During his State of the Union address, Barack Obama promised to freeze government spending , not this year, but soon, and not on defense,... More »

Jenny Sanford, Andrew Young, Gayle Haggard Tell Everything You Always Want to Know About Sex—Other People's

9
Feb 2, 10 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

Maybe the problem is not so much with sex but with books. The great thing (I mean the really great thing) about books (good books... More »

James O’Keefe: What Did Glenn Beck Know, and When Did He Know It?

18
Feb 1, 10 | 8:12 AM BY Michael Wolff

I can offer some reasonable speculation about where this O’Keefe business is going. There are the perpetrators, the four... More »

JD Salinger, and His Way, Are Dead

38
Jan 29, 10 | 7:02 AM BY Michael Wolff

A number of months ago, when he roused himself to file yet another law suit against another writer who came too close to him, I wrote... More »

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