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Published: 02/17/11

Michelle Obama Is Fat? Elementary School Gibes as Political Commentary

By Joanne Bamberger

Two years into their stay at the White House, the Obamas must be resigned to the fact that no matter what they do, they're going to get blasted by the right. But I have to believe that Michelle Obama thought her call for kids to exercise more and eat healthier would be as plain vanilla and ...

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Published: 02/15/11

Rep. Michele Bachmann Raps First Lady Over Breastfeeding Crusade

By Christopher Weber

Accusing the first lady of trying to create a "nanny state," Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) came down on Michelle Obama for her crusade to make it easier for women to breastfeed. In an interview Tuesday with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham, Bachmann slammed the first lady's push to get ...

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Published: 02/14/11

Michelle Obama to Promote Breastfeeding as IRS Gives Tax Breaks for Nursing

By Lynn Sweet

First lady Michelle Obama will be speaking out to remove barriers to breastfeeding, Politics Daily has learned, throwing the spotlight on nursing as a way to reduce childhood obesity. This comes as the Obama administration in the past year has made several moves to encourage breastfeeding -- ...

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Published: 02/5/11

Obama Super Bowl Bash Has Pols, Jennifer Lopez, but First a Pre-game O'Reilly Interview

By Lynn Sweet

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are hosting a Super Bowl party for about 150 at the White House, with Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony among those on the guest list. But before kick-off on Sunday, the president is sitting down for a live interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly. The ...

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Published: 02/2/11

Democrats Pick Charlotte: Southern Charm Meets Political Steel

By Mary C. Curtis

In the end, was it Southern charm or the lure of the number 15 – as in North Carolina's 15 electoral votes? That combination, along with a compelling story and city leaders who really, really wanted the 2012 Democratic National Convention pushed Charlotte past St. Louis, Minneapolis and ...

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Published: 01/29/11

Michelle Obama Shrugs Off Oscar De La Renta Jab: 'Women, Wear What You Love'

By Lynn Sweet

First Lady Michelle Obama is shrugging off criticism from one of the biggest names in U.S. fashion, Oscar de la Renta, who questioned why she wore a dress by a British designer at the state dinner honoring Chinese President Hu Jintao. After Mrs. Obama appeared in a red floral Alexander McQueen gown ...

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Published: 01/24/11

Michelle Obama's Guest List Hints at President's Topics Tuesday Night

By Carla Baranauckas

The shootings in Arizona, the economy, health care reform and education will have prominent places in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night if the guests who will be joining Michelle Obama and Jill Biden in the first lady's box are an indication. Among the guests will ...

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Published: 01/22/11

Why Michelle Obama Was Right to Align Herself With Wal-Mart

By Lauren Hope Vicary

Like many urbanites lucky enough to live just blocks from a Whole Foods, I find it easy to criticize Wal-Mart. Condemned by many as a killer of Main Street, an enemy of unions, a discriminator against women, and much more, Wal-Mart has often been a target. And deservedly so. I cringe when I read ...

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Published: 01/22/11

How Sargent Shriver's Family Helped Him Cope With Alzheimer's

By Eleanor Clift

In reading the many tributes to Sargent Shriver and his generosity of spirit throughout his long record of public service, the one point I don't think has been adequately made is how he and his family handled his Alzheimer's disease. Shriver, who died Tuesday at age 95, revealed in 2003 that he had ...

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Published: 01/20/11

Michelle Obama and Wal-Mart: Marriage of Convenience

By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa

Michelle Obama's decision to support Wal-Mart's five-year plan to cut back on unhealthy foods may raise some eyebrows in light of the company's employment practices and allegations of sex discrimination and anti-union policies. The first lady's joint venture with the nation's largest retailer was ...

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