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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!While First Lady Michelle Obama continues sightseeing and shopping in southern Spain with daughter Sasha and friends as "private" tourists, questions are being raised about the cost to taxpayers and whether a lavish vacation sends the right message during tough economic times in the U.S. ...
While first lady Michelle Obama continues sightseeing and shopping in southern Spain with her daughter Sasha and friends as "private" tourists, questions are being raised about the cost to taxpayers and whether a lavish vacation sends the right message during tough economic times in the United States. Mrs. Obama also has a "public" part of the vacation, but it's hardly heavy lifting and without any formal agenda. On Sunday, Mrs. Obama and 9-year-old Sasha will have lunch with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia at their summer palace on the island of Majorca. This trip is sparking the first ...
(Aug. 4) -- First lady Michelle Obama arrived in Spain today amid an embarrassing discussion about a State Department warning of racism among Spanish police. Comments on the State Department website warned Americans that there had been cases of African-Americans being victimized by Spanish police. Jorge Guerrero, AFP / Getty Images U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, second from left, walks through Marbella's city center Wednesday in southern Spain. "We have received isolated reports that racial prejudice may have contributed to the arrest or detention of some African-Americans traveling in ...
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