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Michelle Obama's Secrets to Finding a Great Guy
Originally posted 10/28/2009 10:50AM
When it comes to landing a top-notch guy – say, the future president of the United States – Michelle Obama is one of the few women out there with experience. And she's letting other women in on the secret.
"Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' " Obama, 45, says in the December issue of Glamour, out Nov. 10. "Don't look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul. When you're dating a man, you should always feel good. ... You shouldn't be in a relationship with somebody who doesn't make you completely happy and make you feel whole."
Also important, according to the pop-culture-loving First Lady, who's been married to President Barack Obama since 1992: Getting your priorities straight.
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Happy Birthday, Bo: The First Dog Turns 1
Originally posted 10/09/2009 02:05PM
President Obama may have received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday morning, but for his daughters, there was other important business at hand: the 1st birthday of the family's Portuguese water dog, Bo Obama!
"Malia came in and said, 'Daddy, you own the Nobel Peace prize, and it is Bo's birthday,'" Obama told reporters in the Rose Garden. "Then Sasha added, 'Plus we have a three-day weekend coming up!' "
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Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Originally posted 10/09/2009 06:05AM
Barack Obama has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the annual award's committee announced Friday morning in Oslo. "He has created a new international climate," said their statement.
The selection of the President, 48, is considered a stunning surprise, as his name had not been heard in speculation surrounding the choice of this year's honoree. But, said the committee, "We are awarding Obama for what he has done. Many other people and leaders and nations have to respond in a positive way" to President Obama's diplomacy.
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Obamas' Olympic Bid for Chicago Fails
Originally posted 10/02/2009 11:50AM
President Barack Obama and wife Michelle's efforts to land the 2016 Olympics for Chicago have failed: The city was eliminated in the first round of voting to determine where the Summer Games will be held.
On Friday it was announced that Rio de Janeiro – long thought to be the front-runner – would host the Olympics, the first time any city in South America got the Games.
The President and his wife had both lobbied Olympic leaders in Copenhagen to give the global event to their hometown. "I urge you to choose Chicago," the President told members of the International Olympic Committee. "And if you do – if we walk this path together – then I promise you this: The city of Chicago and the United States of America will make the world proud."
That Chicago was eliminated in the first round came as a surprise to many. Tokyo was eliminated in the second round. Also in the running was Madrid.
– Marla Lehner
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Michelle Obama: 'Gloves Are Off' to Bring Olympics to Chicago
Originally posted 09/29/2009 07:25PM
So, the First Lady of the United States and the First Lady of Brazil sit down to dinner. Michelle Obama turns to her South American counterpart and says, "I'm going to hug you now – and then I'm going after you!"
True story. Only Mrs. Obama was joking – sort of – as she recounted the scene from a dinner at last week's Pittsburgh summit of world leaders.
She told a small group of reporters, including PEOPLE, that she adores the First Lady of Brazil but is pulling out all the stops to make sure Chicago beats out Rio de Janeiro (and Tokyo and Madrid) to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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New Book Claims Michelle Obama Miffed by Barack's Female Fans
Originally posted 09/22/2009 01:05PM
When your husband is the most sought-after figure in the Free World, how do you handle female admirers grab-happy for his behind?
First Lady Michelle Obama allegedly says, "Get a life" – at least according to author Christopher Andersen in his new book, Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage.
Writing about first couple's very public relationship and the flood of the Mr. Obama's very over-eager female fans on the campaign trail, Andersen states – as was first reported by the New York Post – that on a number of occasions, Barack Obama would hide his shock and surprise when women would reach for him, allegedly professing, "Jesus, I wish they'd stop grabbing my ass."
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President Obama Finds Humor in Race Controversy
Originally posted 09/21/2009 07:45PM
What's so funny about Jimmy Carter's suggestion that criticism of President Obama's health plan is rooted in racism?
Apparently, quite a lot, according to no less a source than the president himself.
"I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election," Obama joked, drawing roars of laughter during an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
But the President's interview, airing Monday night on the CBS program, turned serious when Letterman asked questions about race, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the state of the economy, as he offered this sobering message: "Unemployment is still going to be a big problem for at least another year."
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Audio: President Obama Calls Kanye West a 'Jackass'
Originally posted 09/15/2009 06:00PM
When, oh when, will the politicians learn to treat every microphone like a live microphone?
President Obama has found himself unwittingly in the middle of the awards show controversy between Kanye West and Taylor Swift after audio of chit-chat with a TV reporter leaked out on Tuesday.
Before a CNBC interview got underway Monday, the network's reporter John Harwood asked Obama if his daughters were upset that West had interrupted Swift's acceptance speech during Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards show, reports Politico.com.
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Michelle Obama Makes a Bet with College Kids
Originally posted 09/11/2009 05:25PM
Turning this year’s commemoration of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks into a day of service, First Lady Michelle Obama picked up a paint brush on Friday – and laid down a friendly bet. If George Washington University students in Washington, D.C., can put in 100,000 hours of volunteer work by spring, she says, she will be their commencement speaker.
"My challenge to the GW community is to make service a daily part of their lives," said Mrs. Obama, who, along with President Obama, helped two underclassmen kick off the count by painting walls in a Habitat for Humanity house in northeast Washington.
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Obamas Get Praise from ... Laura Bush
Originally posted 09/08/2009 04:30PM
As First Ladies are often only able to do once they've left the White House, Laura Bush is expressing herself as never before – praising President Obama, admitting her disappointment at those who label him a "socialist," and singling out Michelle Obama for "doing great" in making the White House a home for the Obama family.
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