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2 Isle of Wight officials under fire for emails
The local NAACP and other community leaders are calling for county Board of Supervisors member Byron Bailey and county school board member Herbert DeGroft to resign.
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Obamas Under Fire for 'Personal Responsibility Finger-Wagging' at Black Audiences
President Barack Obama wags his finger as he lectures graduating students during the Morehouse College 129th Commencement ceremony on Sunday in Atlanta.
Angela Merkel is Forbes' top woman again
Forbes has now ranked German chancellor Angela Merkel as the most powerful woman in the world seven times.
Officer accused of threatening Michelle Obama says he was joking
A D.C. police officer accused of threatening Michelle Obama last summer maintains that he made a sarcastic quip while inadvertently displaying an image of a gun on his smartphone, his attorney said at an administrative hearing Wednesday that will determine his future on the force.
Most Powerful Couples Of 2013 Named By Forbes, Barack And Michelle Obama Top The List
Forbes released their annual list Wednesday of the most powerful couples in the world .
First lady lauds effort to preserve D.C. slave house
Michelle Obama said Wednesday that stories of toil and sweat by slaves once held at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history, including her own personal story, and are "as vital to our national memory as any other." The first lady commented as American Express announced its donation of $1 million to the ... (more)
Video: Michelle Obama: "Thoughts and prayers" are with Oklahoma
In the wake of tornadoes that devastated parts of Oklahoma and killed dozens, first lady Michelle Obama said "our thoughts and prayers are with all the people in Oklahoma," adding that President Obama has directed the "full resources" of the federal government to help Oklahomans recover and rebuild.
Michelle Obama tops Hillary Clinton in powerful women list
Michelle Obama beat Hillary Clinton in Forbes's ranking of the world's 100 Most Powerful Women.
Michelle Obama may have dated IRS inspector general in law school
In between working for Republican Sen. Bob Dole and President George H.W. Bush, George attended Harvard, according to a profile published in National Journal on Wednesday.
President Obama and aides will be spending time Wednesday paying attention to Capitol Hill.
Obama to visit Cape as part of SA tour
Only the third US president to visit South Africa is due to visit Cape Town - more than 15 years since Bill Clinton touched down in the Mother City.
Woman finds her dog in the rubble during live TV interview
You might want to get a tissue ready for this video. A woman finds her dog under the rubble during a live TV interview: A tag is a way to search for this diary.
Sara Bareilles, Jason Collins to Headline LGBT Democratic Fundraiser with Michelle Obama
Tickets to the 5 p.m. event, which is being hosted by the LGBT Leadership Council, are scaled from $32,400 to $1,250 apiece.
Barack Obama And 10 Other Awesome (And Hilarious) Commencement Speeches
President Obama delivered a powerful commencement address at Morehouse this weekend urging students to "be sensitive to the wrongs, the sufferings, and the injustices of society" and to be "willing to accept responsibility for correcting ills." First Lady, Michelle Obama and Kerry Washington also gave some notable commencent speeches at Virginia ... (more)
Obamas stress blacks' need for education
On Friday, first lady Michelle Obama reached back 150 years for a metaphor that conveys what was once the centrality of education in the black community.
Obama's Meeting With IRS Union Leader Not a Smoking Gun
The conservative blogosphere is up in arms over what appears to be a smoking gun in the Internal Revenue Service scandal.
Bill O'Reilly chalks Obama media scandals up to daddy issues
On Monday, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said that recent revelations that the Obama administration used its investigatory powers to look into the members of the media may be due to President Barack Obama's lack of a strong father figure when growing up.
The White House says the president and first lady Michelle Obama will leave on June 26, stopping in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.
First Lady: 'I Could Take Up A Whole Afternoon Talking About' Obama's Failures
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
Former 'Hero' Cop Who Met Michelle Obama Charged With Raping Two Women At Gunpoint
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.