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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, ...
Obamas Mark King Holiday With Service at DC School
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday by joining a painting project at a school on Capitol Hill. On the federal holiday named for the slain civil rights leader, Obama brought his family to Stuart Hobson Middle School, where he and first lady Michelle Obama helped paint bright red apple characters on pillars in the lunchroom to encourage healthier eating. Their daughters, Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9, sat separately at tables and worked on other painting projects. Related Stories Martin Luther King's Peace Legacy ...
Obama and Family Light National Christmas Tree
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 9) -- Christmas has arrived in Washington. After a 5-4-3-2-1 countdown, President Barack Obama and his family ushered in the holiday season on Thursday by lighting the National Christmas Tree - a nearly 42-foot Colorado blue spruce growing on the Ellipse, a grassy area just south of the White House. Obama was joined by his wife, Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha, and Marian Robinson, his mother-in-law. "This is a very proud holiday tradition. Snow or shine, in good times or in periods of hardship, folks like you have gathered with presidents to light our national ...
Obama Children's Book Ignites Controversy
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ANALYSIS WASHINGTON (Nov. 16) -- Has anyone told President Barack Obama lately that he will never catch a break? Today, as his first book for children was released, Fox News ran this headline on its website: "Obama Praises Indian Chief Who Killed U.S. General." Justin Sullivan, Getty Images President Barack Obama's children's book, "Of Thee I Sing," hit bookstore shelves Wednesday. All proceeds from the book will go to a scholarship fund for children of wounded or fallen U.S. military personnel. The brief item is quoted from a USA Today piece about "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My ...
Amid Rumors About His Faith, Obama and First Family Attend Church Services
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyOn Sunday, President Obama and the First Lady -- along with daughters Malia and Sasha -- attended 9 a.m. church services at Washington's St. John's Episcopal Church. It marked the sixth time the president has attended services since being elected into office. Of late, the president has found his religious beliefs the subject of much discussion and debate. A poll conducted in mid-August found that one in five Americans mistakenly believe that the president is Muslim. Controversy around the president's comments on the planned Islamic community center and mosque in lower Manhattan served to ...
Move Over, Barack Obama: Sasha and Malia Should Write Their Own Book
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyIt's an official presidential Catch-22. Parents who are politicians face an eternal struggle -- forging a proper path between possibly exploiting their children for votes versus completely shielding them from scrutiny. Barack and Michelle Obama have always stressed that they want their daughters, Malia and Sasha, to have a normal childhood. Well, as normal as two girls can have living in the most famous house in Washington, enjoying vacations on Martha's Vineyard, and meeting celebs like teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. The two first daughters are seldom in the spotlight. Their school events are ...
Is Obama Exploiting His Daughters? Now, Really!
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyNEW YORK -- As if they didn't have enough on their plate, what with setting the political agenda and overturning establishment candidates, Republican and Democrat, in a good number of primaries, some conservatives with nothing better to do are huffing and puffing again at our beleaguered president. The latest Obama goof? The spirited commentators on the right are accusing President Obama, who is already prematurely gray from so much heave and ho, with exploiting his young daughters to sell his latest book. The girls, Sasha and Malia, and their dog, Bo, are shown bouncing along on the sunny ...
Obama's Book for Kids, 'Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,' Due in November
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyIn 2008, while holding down two full-time jobs -- freshman senator from Illinois and Democratic presidential candidate -- Barack Obama found time to whip out a children's book titled "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters," to be published next month, Politics Daily has learned. On Tuesday, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, will make an announcement about the book, which is a tribute to 13 Americans, including artist Georgia O'Keeffe, baseball legend Jackie Robinson, and George Washington. Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, will be ...
Obamas Sometimes Lift Veil on Daughters' Lives
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 31) -- Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute and is after her father to save the tigers. Younger sister Sasha, who is 9, shoots hoops like her basketball-loving dad and dances hip-hop. Both girls get up at 6 a.m. to get ready for school. Barack and Michelle Obama put their girls off-limits to the news media after they moved to the White House, saying they wanted to keep their daughters' lives as normal as possible. But tidbits about the private doings of the youngest children to live in the White House since the Kennedy family do dribble out. Often they ...
Obamas Take a Beach Lunch on Second Vacation Day
By not in system - AOL NewsEDGARTOWN, Mass. (Aug. 21) - President Barack Obama enjoyed a picnic lunch with the first family while on vacation Saturday. The president, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha took about a 10-minute ride from their Martha's Vineyard vacation home to a private beach where aides said they planned to picnic. The family was not seen by the White House press corps, but clusters of well-wishers waved to them as they passed a bustling farmer's market and several crowded intersections en route. Carolyn Kaster, AP President Barack Obama and his daughters Malia and Sasha leave the ...
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