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First Lady to Write Book About White House Garden
By not in system - AOL NewsMichelle Obama is working on a book that's bound to be as dirty as it is wholesome. The first lady has received a book deal from Crown, a unit of Random House, to write about the kitchen garden she started at the White House as part of her efforts to promote healthy eating. The as-yet-untitled book will be published in April 2012. The book will describe how Obama was inspired to plant the first edible garden on the White House's South Lawn since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War II-era victory garden. She will also share some of her family's favorite healthy recipes. The first lady has made ...
The Dish on First Ladies, From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- If President Barack Obama wants to expand broadband coverage to most Americans, he might want to start at home. That's because, according to first lady Michelle Obama's former chief of staff, the upstairs residence of the White House isn't wireless. Not only that, but Susan Sher said there is just one phone in the official living quarters, forcing the Obamas to dash from room to room when it rings. "It's sort of quaint," said Sher, who left the East Wing in January to return home to Chicago. The behind-the-scenes revelation was among the many shared by former White House ...
First Lady's Marital Advice: Laugh a Lot
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Here's Michelle Obama's advice for couples this Valentine's Day: laugh with your partner. She says it's what she and President Barack Obama do, and it seems to be working. Their marriage, although tested throughout the years by his political ambitions - for the Illinois Senate, the U.S. Senate and later president - is going on 19 years. "I think a lot of laughing," the first lady said at a White House luncheon with reporters who asked about the Obamas' union. "I think in our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a ...
Michelle Obama's Daughters Won't Be Logging On to Facebook [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsMichelle Obama is just fine with keeping her kids off Facebook. During an appearance on NBC's "Today" show, the first lady said her daughters Sasha, 9, and Malia, 12, are not on the social networking site, and that's not only because of her parental discretion. "I think we are lucky that there are a lot of real constraints, things like Secret Service," she explained. "But I'm not a big fan of young kids having Facebook." Maybe the girls will be on Facebook when they are older, but for now, Michelle says, "it's not necessary." Check out the "Today" appearance in its entirety, ...
Mourners Recall Sarge Shriver's Charity, Idealism
By not in system - AOL NewsPOTOMAC, Md. -- R. Sargent Shriver was always an optimist, pioneering the Peace Corps and running the War on Poverty during the turbulent 1960s - an idealist even as the running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket doomed for failure. At his funeral Mass on Saturday, mourners from philanthropist and musician Bono to Vice President Joe Biden to former President Bill Clinton honored a man who dedicated his life to serving others. The celebration was filled with songs, laughter and fond memories. "Fifty years ago, President Kennedy told us we should ask what we can do for our country," ...
Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff Susan Sher Leaving White House
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFirst Lady Michelle Obama is hunting for her third chief of staff following the announcement Tuesday that Susan Sher, her longtime friend, will leave the job after the first of the year. "Susan has been both a colleague and a dear friend for decades, and I have been grateful every day for her leadership and wise counsel in Washington," Mrs. Obama said in a statement. "I also very much appreciate her generosity in staying longer than she initially planned -- spending so many months away from her family in Chicago -- to help me build my office in the East Wing. I wish her all the best." ...
Carla Bruni Biographies: 5 Stunning Revelations
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Sept. 16) -- It seems the French are so inured to scandal that the most shocking revelation in two biographies of French first lady Carla Bruni is actually a little nugget about Michelle Obama. Though the two books -- one an unauthorized account of Bruni's life by Besma Lahouri, the other an authorized account by Michael Darmon and Yves Derai, to be published later this year -- include other salacious morsels for those who feed on the details of the rich and powerful, they are not entirely surprising for a former model who finds monogamy boring. Below, Surge Desk outlines the five most ...
Racism Warning Yanked as Michelle Obama Hits Spain
By Hugh Collins - AOL News(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 ...
Live From AOL Health: Michelle Obama Talks Childhood Obesity
By not in system - AOL NewsAOL Health talks live with first lady Michelle Obama about "Let's Move," her campaign to combat childhood obesity, Tuesday July 13 at 10 am. ...
Michelle Obama, Daughters Malia and Sasha, Hit Los Angeles
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyIt turns out that First Lady Michelle Obama's trip to California is a mix of business and personal: She is taking time off with daughters Sasha and Malia in Los Angeles. Since Sunday, Mrs. Obama has been spotted at trendy restaurants, a hot dog stand, and Tuesday night, at a Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics game. And in other Mrs. Obama news, a Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll shows while President Obama's ratings have nosedived, Mrs. Obama's score "remains largely strong and undiminished." Obama's favorable rating was 56 percent, down from 65 percent in ...
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