An evening of regal pageantry and symbolic politics -- the first state dinner of President Obama's administration -- began Tuesday with the president and first lady Michelle Obama welcoming India's prime minister and his wife.
President Obama paid tribute Wednesday to those who have lost their lives in the nation's wars as well as to the men and women who currently serve.
The First Lady and Elmo plant vegetables, while Big Bird makes note of Mrs. O's height
The first lady of the United States has opened up the White House to the Food Network in an episode of "Iron Chef America" that will air in January.
Last week a New York Times article reported that Michelle Obama's great-great-great grandparents were a white man and a slave whom he impregnated. This story highlights the growing importance of genealogy in America.
The White House said it had no comment Monday in response to the upcoming release of a new Michelle Obama action-figure doll.
The First Lady's workout starts at 4:30 a.m. with variations of Pilates, cardio, stretching and weights
President Obama will travel this week to Copenhagen, Denmark, to make a big push for holding the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Illinois, the White House said Monday.
She stood by her husband throughout the contentious 2008 presidential campaign and during heated health care reform debates during his presidency.
In just 200 days, Michelle Obama has put her own stamp on one of America's most unusual political positions -- the unelected, undefined job of being first lady. And the way she's done it? It's largely through the fashion choices she's made.
An evening of regal pageantry and symbolic politics -- the first state dinner of President Obama's administration -- began Tuesday with the president and first lady Michelle Obama welcoming India's prime minister and his wife.
President Obama paid tribute Wednesday to those who have lost their lives in the nation's wars as well as to the men and women who currently serve.
The First Lady and Elmo plant vegetables, while Big Bird makes note of Mrs. O's height
The first lady of the United States has opened up the White House to the Food Network in an episode of "Iron Chef America" that will air in January.
Last week a New York Times article reported that Michelle Obama's great-great-great grandparents were a white man and a slave whom he impregnated. This story highlights the growing importance of genealogy in America.
The White House said it had no comment Monday in response to the upcoming release of a new Michelle Obama action-figure doll.
The First Lady's workout starts at 4:30 a.m. with variations of Pilates, cardio, stretching and weights
President Obama will travel this week to Copenhagen, Denmark, to make a big push for holding the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Illinois, the White House said Monday.
She stood by her husband throughout the contentious 2008 presidential campaign and during heated health care reform debates during his presidency.
In just 200 days, Michelle Obama has put her own stamp on one of America's most unusual political positions -- the unelected, undefined job of being first lady. And the way she's done it? It's largely through the fashion choices she's made.
President Obama spoke at the Pentagon on Friday to those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001, telling them no words would heal their pain yet calling for a renewed resolve against the ones who attacked the country eight years ago.
Former first lady Laura Bush praised the performance of her husband's successor Monday, breaking with many Republicans in telling CNN that she thinks President Obama is doing a good job under tough circumstances.
On a sunny day in March, about 25 contractors clustered in a dusty former grocery store in Bowling Green, Virginia. Construction was slow, and they hoped this new project -- a health care center funded by stimulus dollars -- could help steer their struggling businesses back toward stability.
In many places across the South you can walk in the footsteps of slaves, and if you understand the history, it is not a happy journey. The same is true at Friendfield Plantation outside Georgetown, South Carolina.
The first family is heading to Massachusetts next month for some rest and relaxation.
President Obama slowly walked across the grounds of Cape Coast Castle, a slave outpost in Ghana where hundreds of thousands of Africans were shipped as human cargo to a life of bondage in the United States, South America and the Caribbean.
First lady Michelle Obama's father is not buried in the Chicago-area cemetery where investigators say hundreds of graves have been dug up in a scheme to resell the burial plots, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
A street vendor in Ghana's capital sells small American flags with an image of President Obama on them, in front of a billboard that proclaims "Akwaaba" -- or "Welcome" -- next to a smiling image of the U.S. leader.
President Obama honored Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month with a White House reception Monday where he likened the struggle for gay rights with the struggle of African-Americans for civil rights.
President Barack Obama wants intellectual firepower and a common touch in the next Supreme Court justice, and doesn't "feel weighed down by having to choose ... based on demographics."
Dream big and give back, Michelle Obama told the first graduating class of University of California, Merced on Saturday in her first commencement speech as first lady.
Heather Ferreira works in the slums of Mumbai, India, where she has watched thousands of women live under a "curse."
I can't find it anywhere in the Constitution, so maybe there is a first lady dress code buried in an obscure addendum to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, since every mistress of the White House for the last four decades has chosen a wardrobe that follows a particular one with near pathological devotion.
The First Lady shows off plot planted at a price her husband would approve of
First lady Michelle Obama was not in Washington on Tuesday, but one might have thought so from the commotion on F Street.
If Michelle's dad were alive, "You would not be able to shut him up!" says Marian Robinson
Is anyone else besides Michelle Obama leaving the house these days? Because for the last week, you would have thought that Anne Hathaway, Gwyneth Paltrow and Halle Berry had gone into the Witness Protection Program.
The First Lady gives her French counterpart a Gibson guitar "as a sign of friendship"
Forget global economic crisis, all eyes were on the First Ladies in France
And they return the favor, with the First Lady telling them, "You touch my heart"
"I really enjoyed our meeting," the First Lady says after her audience with the Queen
First lady Michelle Obama was expected to make headlines in Europe with her style and flair as she accompanied her husband to the Group of 20 summit, but it was a simple gesture that has set off a media frenzy.
The First Lady says she's "not planning" to have another child
What can the first lady accomplish when she accompanies her husband on his first trip to Europe? She can play a role in the rebranding of America.
With bees, that is, as the First Lady plants fruits and vegetables at the White House
D.C.-area students will hear about setting career goals - and dine at the White House
The power of women hit the State Department on Wednesday when first lady Michelle Obama joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to celebrate champions of women's rights around the world.
I think I am developing a crush on America's first lady. Michelle Obama is more compelling than her husband. He's good, but she's utterly fascinating.
The First Lady shows off her toned arms in the new photograph
First lady Michelle Obama has a fashion following, with blogs tracking her daily garment choices.
The breed and the arrival date are settled upon, says the First Lady – now comes the name
Her school has become a symbol of the kind of crumbling infrastructure that President Obama hopes his stimulus bill will improve.
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the photos of the new first lady
White House staffers greeted the First Lady with frosting and candles
Jamaal Young was watching Barack Obama and his family greet an ecstatic crowd in Chicago, Illinois, on Election Night when he realized that something seemed wrong.
Michelle Obama dazzled on the dance floor Tuesday night at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball in Washington, wearing an elegant, one-shouldered ivory gown created for her by 26-year-old designer, Jason Wu.
The soon-to-be first lady uses her star power to encourage kids to serve their country
Sasha and Malia Obama had front row seats for Monday night's Kids' Inaugural Concert, but jumped on stage when the Jonas Brothers invited them up.
The 2009 presidential inauguration is looking to be historic and, frankly, headache-inducing for the throngs of people descending on the nation's capital to watch Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th president.
When George W. Bush became president eight years ago, about 90,000 people applied for jobs in his administration. That's about a quarter, however, of the people who are looking for a way into President-elect Barack Obama's administration.
Michelle Obama turned the campaign trail into a runway this year, sporting eye-catching colors and feminine cuts that sent fashion bloggers buzzing.
America's vision of the stereotypical June Cleaver at-home mom is about to get a shake-up.
A few weeks into Barack Obama's victory lap, Michelle Obama's already under the microscope. And I'm part of the dissecting team.
"She looks like she's a great, strong, intelligent woman," the French first lady says of Obama
A longtime friend of Barack and Michelle Obama's has been appointed as a senior adviser to the incoming president.
For the Obama family, it is the move of a lifetime.
The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told CNN's Larry King on Wednesday that she is not offended by a much-publicized comment made toward her husband in Tuesday night's debate.
The potential first lady teams with Jill Biden to keep the children entertained
While others urge him to attack, the Democratic nominee remains passive. Perhaps because he senses that America still doesn't like it when anger and melanin mix
Here at the Glenn Beck program, the budget isn't exactly that impressive. We're not the federal government, with a limitless American Express card that we never have to pay off.
Good friends, with different views on this election, tune in to the first night of the Democratic convention. They're sitting on the couch in Rachel Bouve's apartment in Crystal City, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington.
The last place Kathy Archuleta could have ever imagined she'd spend the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, was at a happy hour sponsored by the Republican Party.
While Sen. Barack Obama has campaigned on a message of hope, his wife, Michelle, has talked about the realities of American life -- the gaps between rich and poor, black and white.
Sen. Edward Kennedy and Michelle Obama kicked off the first night of the Democratic National Convention with speeches that focused on "new hope" and the American dream.
Some Republicans on Monday conceded the Democratic National Convention's first day featured some charismatic speeches, but they urged the public to look beyond rhetoric and see that the GOP's presidential candidate has an edge in substance.
Sen. Edward Kennedy declared there was "new hope" for the nation in his surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention, while Michelle Obama addressed critics of her patriotism and stressed her love for the country.
Michelle Obama had one message for America the first night of the Democratic convention: Barack and I are just like you.
"If you think those guys have chemistry, I think we have chemistry," Jill Biden tells PEOPLE
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a top supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, said Wednesday that while he's not running for Obama's vice president, he will do everything he can to help the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate win in Virginia.
Malia Obama, 10, says she usually sees "important people" in the magazine
The would-be First Lady gets a standing ovation at a New York City gala
Politicians. They're just like us, or at least, that's what they're desperate to have us believe, particularly during a campaign season in which the word "elitist" has been lobbed about like a pinless hand grenade.
Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, said Thursday that the spouses of the presidential candidates should be allowed to have some privacy.
Michelle Obama, wife of Sen. Barack Obama, is honing her message for the fall, aides say.
Sen. Barack Obama is bracing for the general election fight, and conservatives are likely to throw some jabs at his wife, Michelle Obama, as well.
A big part of being president is making decisions, and one of the key decisions a would-be president can make is who he or she marries.
The Democratic candidate is turning to the Web to disprove the rumors about his faith, his family and his patriotism
Michelle and Barack Obama knocked knuckles as he took the stage to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, bringing new attention to the high-five's celebratory successor
Take a brilliant, strong-willed, American woman. Let her marry a rising politician, start a family, build a successful legal career, and then emerge as a polished public figure in her own right.
Friends and close associates of both Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are now convinced that, assuming she loses the race for the presidential nomination, she is probably going to fight to be the vice presidential nominee on an Obama-for-president ticket.
If Michelle Obama is tired, she doesn't show it.
Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, Friday called questions early in the campaign about whether her biracial husband was "black enough" to appeal to African-American voters "silly."
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