Michelle Obama

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama was born on January 17th 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and has two daughters (Malia and Sasha).

A graduate of both Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Michelle Obama worked for Chicago law firm Sidley Austin immediately after graduation. Subsequently, she worked on the staff of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley before helping her husband campaign for the Democratic nomination and eventually his successful 2008 presidential bid.

As the first black first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has received substantial media attention since arriving in office. You can read about her in the blogosphere on The Huffington Post.

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• Sarah Palin Groupie Watch

  
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  They see themselves as innocent and sincere, and she’s one of them, so they perceive her as innocent and sincere. Who’s in the family, who’s not? Politics is often less about formal platforms and policies and more about cultural signals and cultural style, isn’t it?
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• Google Buys Ad To Explain Offensive Michelle Obama Image

  
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  Google is using a house ad to explain why an offensive image of First Lady Michelle Obama is the first result in an image search. Search Engine Land reports that complaints about the image appeared in a Google help forum last week. A Google employee responded to the complaints on Wednesday, explaining that ...
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• Michelle Obama

  
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  Michelle Obama PHOTO: Google Buys Ad To Explain Offensive Image. Google has purchased online ads in an effort to explain to users why an offensive image of Michelle Obama is appearing, and is ranked so highly, in its Google Image search results. The Google ad, titled “Offensive Search Results,” appears ...
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• Obama Thanksgiving at the White House and Arrival of Christmas Tree

  
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  Tomorrow at 11:30 am eastern, Obama will participate in the traditional turkey pardoning ceremony and then the Obamas will be volunteering in DC. The Obamas will spending Thanksgiving at the White House and on Friday, the White House Christmas tree from West Virginia will be presented. Robert Gibbs press briefing ...
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• State Dinner Will Highlight American and Indian Musicians

  
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  The First Couple plan to wow Indias prime minister with a mélange of musical entertainment, presenting musicians and singers that represent a rich sampling of American (and Indian) genres.
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• HOW’S THAT “HOPE AND CHANGE” WORKING FOR YA’?

  
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  Might it be possible that people are waking up to what Barack HUSSEIN Obama (mmm, mmm, mmm) is doing to this country? This is the lowest I’ve seen but not quite low enough for my liking. I’m “hoping” that a “change” to something like -90 would be a good starting point.    
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• Obama rolls out red carpet for Manmohan Singh (Lead)

  
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  By Arun Kumar and Manish ChandWashington, Nov 24 (IANS) President Barack Obama rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the first official state visit of his presidency with a state greeting in the White House.Chilly, damp weather forced the White House to move the ceremony indoors ...
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• US President Barack Obama welcomes Manmohan Singh to America

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Washington DC, Nov 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a grand reception to welcome the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs Kaur to the White House. First Hilary Clinton, Mrs Kaur and the First Lady walked in along with other officials. Michelle Obama towered over the petite Mrs Kaur who was dressed [...]
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• Google uses ad space to explain offensive Michelle Obama image in search results

  
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      Go to GOOGLE and do an Image web search on Michelle Obama.  Now look at the first image that comes up on this beautiful woman.  Now, tell me whats wrong with this picture. Via SFGate : Confronted with the return of an offensive image of First Lady Michelle Obama to the top of its image search ...
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• Google Explains Offensive Michelle Obama Image Results Via Ad

  
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  From SFGate.com: Confronted with the return of an offensive image of First Lady Michelle Obama to the top of its image search engine, Google is now using some of its own ad space to offer an explanation on how its results are determined. Search Engine Land reported that Google first dealt with the image last week ...
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• Welcome ceremony for Manmohan Singh shifted indoors due to rain

  
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  Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): The White House welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur has been shifted indoors due to continuous rains here. The gun salute has also been cancelled.The welcome ceremony has been shifted from the South Lawn to the East Room inside the White House. ...
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• US President Barack Obama to host a reception for Manmohan Singh

  
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  Washington DC, Nov 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is on a four day state visit to the US, at the invitation of the US President Barack Obama. In his honor, the US President Obama is all set to host a reception for the Indian PM. The US President and the [...]
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• Offensive Michelle Obama Pictures Emerge On Search Results: Google Explains Through Ad Space

  
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  By Gina GomezNov.24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Search engine Google is faced with a new difficulty as the image of First Lady Michelle Obama, which is considered to be extremely objectionable, is again appearing at the top of the image search engine. However, with the aim of providing an explanation to the users, Google is ...
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• Obamas host first state dinner. Chicagos Jennifer Hudson entertains. Schedule.

  
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  WASHINGTON--Heres the invite to the hottest ticket in town Tuesday night--President Obama and First Lady Michelles first state dinner. Several news outlets are reporting that the entertainment will include Chicagos Jennifer Hudson and Kurt Elling. This is the most anticipated event yet produced by White House Social ...
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• IS THIS WHAT WE WANT?

  
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  This is what we can expect with health care courtesy of Barack HUSSEIN Obama (mmm, mmm, mmm) ITALY: Need a mammogram? You’ll be able to get plenty done in the meantime — the average wait is 70 days. GREAT BRITAIN: About 20 percent of patients with treatable colon cancer at the time of discovery are ...
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• ACORN DUMPS THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS; LEADERSHIP SAYS IT WAS AN “ACCIDENT”

  
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  Accident, my ass! ACORN is now in the cross-hairs and they are trying everything they can to escape being taken down. To include dumping documents.     Documents shared with BigGovernment.com include information exposing not only the inner workings of ACORN in California, but also personal, sensitive ...
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• BRIT HUME UNLEASHES ON OBAMA

  
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  Beautiful stuff!   H/T: WEASEL ZIPPERS
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• News Blast: Ft. Hood Psychiatrist to Plead Not Guilty, Michelle Obama Photo, Google Explains Offensive Material

  
  Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — Authority: 156
  Filed under: News Ft. Hood Psychiatrist to Plead Not Guilty Maj. Nidal Hasan , the Army psychiatrist who allegedly killed 13 people at his Texas post, will likely plead not guilty and claim insanity, according to his attorney, John Galligan . [ AP ] Police and Residents Heal in Atlanta Ever since a ...
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• Bumper Sticker Of The Day

  
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• Gayle King On Oprah Leaving Her Daytime Show - Video Interview

  
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  Best Friend Comments On Oprah Leaving Daytime: “…I knew before you did.” Tonight while at the opening of Fela! we had the chance to interview Gayle King the best friend of Oprah Winfrey. The world was a buzz late last week when Oprah made an announcement that she will leave her daytime talk show in 2011, ...
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