Michelle Obama News

Glamour Magazine recently awarded its Women of the Year award to both Rihanna and first lady Michelle Obama.

Dale Haney is the keeper of the White House grounds. In nearly 40 years of keeping the grass green and the flowers blooming, he's also managed to cultivate something just as important: relationships with the presidents' pooches.

The First Lady uses a personal approach to reach out to the American public as President Barack Obama tries to convince Congress to accept the controversial plan.

A COLOUR traditionally associated with royalty, purple has enjoyed a strong presence on the autumn/winter catwalks, from delicate lavender to warm berry and deep aubergine hues.

Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Barack Obama is taking time to catch up on dad duty.

Allstate Corp. said Monday that an executive from rival Travelers Cos., Joseph P. Lacher Jr., has been named president of Allstate's property and casualty offerings.

President Barack Obama flew to Japan this week, taking Afghanistan with him. The war in that desolate country is now the 800-pound gorilla in the room, seeming to push other urgent foreign policy issues, like the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, to one side.

This May 5, 2009 photo released by Sesame Workshop shows first lady Michelle Obama, third from left, with Big Bird, Elmo, Muppets & cast in "Michelle Obama Plants A Garden" in Astoria, N.Y. Mrs.

President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall of China. Obama completed a nine-day, four nation tour of Asia in November of 2009.

DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- It was a joke when he said, "My next 100 days will be so successful I will be able to complete them in 72 days.

Mrs. Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Hollin Meadows Elementary to promote the Obama administration's Healthier U.S. Schools initiative.

This Sept. 26, 2009 file photo shows President Barack Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, joined by Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Chairman Rep.

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A lot of organizations have cashed in on the new president's image with kitschy trinkets, so why not the Navy? The Navy Secretariat Staff Officers Recreation Association, a service group run by Navy personnel and civilians at the Pentagon, has produced Obama Christmas ornaments for $15 a pop, limited to two per person.

"In the next 60 seconds, 10 children will die of hunger," says a United Nations World Food Programme online video.

In both the current situation and in the medium run , Black women are losing ground - relative to Whites, and in some cases absolutely.

Sophie Theallet proved yet again that dressing the First Lady is a fast track to fashion superstardom when she won the CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund award last night.

Musician Rihanna accepts a 2009 Glamour Women of the Year award during the magazine's annual award show in New York Nov.

President Barack Obama played tourist Tuesday on his first visit ever to China, spending nearly an hour touring the Forbidden City and its maze of red buildings and cobblestone courtyards.

Denver Dispatch 'AWESOME' MICHELLE OBAMA THRILLS DELEGATES, BUT ARRESTS SOUR MOOD FOR SOME by Joe Shea and Ted Manna American Reporter Correspondents Denver, Colo.