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First Lady Michelle Obama Sets Her Own Rules for Style — Even With Nail Polish

Mike Riley — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:38:56 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama did more than make a case for her husband last week at the Democratic National Convention. She picked up style points for her Tracy Reese dress – and her unusual choice of nail polish color. Mrs. Obama went with gray nail polish. Not a color to wear for a serious speech, [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama's Book On The White House Garden

Cheryl Hagen — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:00:18 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama is breaking new ground with her first book. It’s called “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America.” The first lady’s newly released book about the White House garden includes recipes from the White House kitchen and stories of other gardens across America that have inspired her. [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama On Letterman [VIDEO]

Cheryl Hagen — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:06:15 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama got a few laughs and nearly shed a few tears on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” The First Lady appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” to boost the “Joining Forces Campaign” which is aimed at ensuring members of the armed forces and their families are always taken care of. While [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama Shows Off Her Muscles On Ellen [VIDEO]

Cheryl Hagen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:29:39 +0000

The First Lady Michelle Obama has been pushing physical fitness with her “Let’s Move Campaign” for a while now, and apparently she practices what she preaches. Mrs. Obama shows off her muscles on Ellen today. The First Lady accepted a push-up challenge from TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres in a show set to air [...]

First Lady Gets Jay Leno To Eat Healthy [VIDEO]

Joe Chille — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:56:47 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama appearing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno got the long time host to do something he apparently has an aversion to, eat healthy. Mrs. Obama convinced Jay to munch on apples, sweet potato fries and a pizza made with eggplant, green peppers and zucchini. Leno once said in an interview [...]

Miranda Cosgrove Dishes on Michelle Obama's 'iCarly' Appearance

Nadine Cheung — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:30:21 +0000

Miranda Cosgrove is starring opposite first lady Michelle Obama in an upcoming episode of ‘iCarly,’ and now the 18-year-old is opening up about the experience. “I’ve been doing the show for a long time and I usually don’t get nervous, but having the first lady on the set, I was really nervous,” the singer/actress tells [...]

Michelle Obama Thanks Military Families, First Look At White House Christmas Decorations

Cheryl Hagen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:27:06 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama opened the doors of the White House to military families yesterday for the first look at its’ 2011 Christmas decorations. The First Lady paid tribute to our servicemen and women and showcased this year’s holiday theme “Shine, Give, Share.” The White House visitors included gold star families (relatives of armed forces [...]

Obama Fears Tricks On Halloween…And NOT From The GOP! [VIDEO]

Mike Riley — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:56:05 +0000

You’ve probably heard of people who don’t give out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. They give out things kids just don’t want (read: not candy), like toothbrushes [usually from a dentist], Bible verses [usually from the neighborhood minister], or fresh fruit [usually from the First Lady]. It’s that last one that has President Obama worried. The President [...]

First Dog Bo Steals the Spotlight In Photo With Michelle Obama [PHOTO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:31:03 +0000

When kids write to First Lady Michelle Obama, one of their most common requests is a photo of Bo, the first family’s 3-year old Portuguese Water Dog.

For the enjoyment of “kids of all ages,” the White House has released a new photo of Michelle and Bo posing together in the White House’s kitchen garden. Check it out below. Awwww! Bo is

Jay Leno's Take On Al Rokers Interview With Michelle Obama[Video]

Alexis — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:38:03 +0000

Last night Jay Leno aired a skit that is worthy of Saturday Night Live. If you have not seen the skit of Al Roker interviewing the First lady about her fitness routines, prepare for serious laughter. Please remove anything in your mouth that may cause you to choke. Poor Al, I hope his jaw is feeling better.

First Family "Fights" Over Secret Service Agents

Joe Chille — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:05:05 +0000

Michelle Obama did something yesterday that I don’t recall many First Ladies doing. She went to Secret Service headquarters to thank employees for what they do for her family. Mrs. Obama stood on a stage and addressed the crowd of agents and support personnel by saying… And one thing that the president and I always [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama UNDERCOVER [Video]

Joe Chille — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:36:56 +0000

The first lady dressed incognito wearing a Nike baseball cap, and sunglasses went shopping at Target outside Washington two days ago. The first lady’s office confirmed that the pictures taken by AP photographer Charles Dharapak showed Mrs. Obama. It is not uncommon for the First Lady to slip out to run an errand, eat at [...]

President Obama Has Kicked the Smoking Habit

Staff — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:28:17 +0000

As reported by usatoday.com, President Obama has finally kicked the smoking habit.

According to the First Lady Michelle Obama, the President has not had a cigarette in about a year.

What Would You Buy The President For Christmas?

Cheryl Hagen — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:48:02 +0000

What do you buy for the man who runs everything? First Lady Michelle Obama wanted advice for a Christmas gift for her famous hubby, so she consulted some experts at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. One of the little boys suggested she buy the president a new watch, another got a few laughs when [...]