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Michelle Obama, Malia, Sasha Hit Broadway on Spring Break
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFirst Lady Michelle Obama took her mom, Marian Robinson, and her girls, Malia, 11, and Sasha, 8, to New York City over the weekend on a spring break Broadway trip, with the group taking in a Sunday matinee of the musical "Memphis," "Blue Man Group" on Saturday night and a preview of "The Addams Family" on Monday night. On Tuesday, Mrs. Obama and her daughters visited Harlem, touring the Studio Theater and the famous Apollo Theater, where then-Sen. Barack Obama held a presidential campaign fundraiser in November 2007. Earlier in the trip, the gang also toured the Empire State Building. Among ...
The Gridiron Dinner: Schmoozing Newsies
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyAt Saturday night's 125th annual Gridiron Dinner -- meaning the first one took place two centuries ago in 1885 -- there were three speakers: An ex-president, who seemed thrilled to be back in Washington doing stand-in, stand-up comedy, and a Republican and a Democratic senator who were just a wee bit raunchy. Bill Clinton, who spoke best and last, arrived late because he'd spent part of Saturday on the phone lobbying wavering Democrats on health care. "So tell the truth guys, do you miss me?" he asked more than 600 media heavies, politicians, consultants, business leaders and diplomats ...
Sarah Palin Mocks Self, Journalists at Gridiron Dinner
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had a second chance to make a first impression on Saturday night, speaking at the Gridiron Club annual winter dinner -- supposedly enemy territory since it is a black-tie gathering of elite mainstream Washington journalists. ...
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