First Lady Michelle Robinson Obama was born in Chicago in 1964. After finishing high school, she graduated from Princeton in 1985 with a B.A. in sociology. She graduated from Harvard Law School in 1988, and began her law career at Sidley and Austin, a Chicago firm where she met her husband Barack Obama. Michelle Obama served as associate dean of students at the University of Chicago starting in 1996. In 2002, she took the position of executive director for community affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals. She was named Vice President for Community and External Affairs in 2005. Michelle Obama is the mother of two children, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.
First Lady Michelle Robinson Obama was born in Chicago in 1964. After finishing high school, she graduated from Princeton in 1985 with a B.A. in sociology. She graduated from Harvard Law School in 1988, and began her law career at Sidley and Austin, a Chicago firm where she met her husband Barack Obama. Michelle Obama served as associate dean of students at the University of Chicago starting in 1996. In 2002, she took the position of executive director for community affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals. She was named Vice President for Community and External Affairs in 2005. Michelle Obama is the mother of two children, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.
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Michelle Obama: 'Want pie, there's pie'
The Swampby Mark Silva Michelle Obama, who has asserted the "right to bare arms'' in high fashion during the first month-and-a-half as first lady, says the White House has its advantages. "If you want pie, there's pie!'' the first lady of......Tags: Oprah Winfrey, The White House, Pies and Tarts, Barack Obama
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan Secretary of Education Age, hometown: 44, Chicago Experience: Various positions at Chicago Public Schools, including chief executive officer, 2001-09, and director of magnet schools and programs, 1998-2000 Education: Bachelor's degree,...Tags: Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Schools, Chicago Public Schools
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Obama plans to visit Turkey, a NATO ally with important role on Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran
Associated Press WritersANKARA, Turkey (AP) — For one of his first foreign visits, President Barack Obama will call on NATO ally Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim country viewed as critical to aiding the U.S. pullout from Iraq, turning around the Afghanistan war and...Tags: Government, Religious Conflicts, Defense, National Government, NATO
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Michelle Obama's soup-kitchen duty
The Swampby Mark Silva First Lady Michelle Obama stopped in at Miriam's Kitchen, a soup line for the homeless just seven blocks from the White House. Tucked in the basement of Western Presbyterian Church in Foggy Bottom, and recognized for its......Tags: The White House, Homelessness, Foods and Beverages, Soups, George Bush
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Obama: 'Not always going to agree'
The Swampby Mark Silva "This is a pretty big house, so we get lonely,'' President Barack Obama told his dinner guests at the White House last night - congressional committee chairmen and ranking members from the other party called to dine......Tags: Republican Party, Government, Upper House, Democratic Party, National Government
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Obama optimistic despite hard times
Overseeing a dispirited nation, President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to assure people that bleak times will give way to better days, calling the mounting economic crisis a time to discover America's next "great opportunity." "That is what we can...Tags: Republican Party, Government, National Government, Family, Barack Obama
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Oprah shares cover for first time, with Michelle Obama
After sharing the cover of her magazine with her slimmer self a couple of months back, Oprah Winfrey is for the first time sharing it with somebody else: first lady Michelle Obama. Winfrey showed off the cover of the April issue during "The Oprah...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, The White House, Barack Obama
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Oprah To Share 'O' With Obama
After sharing the cover of her magazine with her slimmer self a couple of months back, Oprah Winfrey is for the first time sharing it with somebody else: first lady Michelle Obama. Winfrey showed off the cover of the April issue on "The Oprah Winfrey...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, The White House, Associated Press, Barack Obama
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Obama's charm offensive: White House
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama's charm offensive continues tonight over dinner in the White House. The president in the past has invited congressional leaders of both parties to the White House for happy hour - Okay, a cocktail reception.......Tags: Parliament, Government, Upper House, Super Bowl, The White House
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Michelle Obama: Arlington, for women
The Swampby Mark Silva First Lady Michelle Obama has made the rounds of federal agencies since her husband's inauguration as president delivering words of thanks and encouragement. Today, she will do something similar, at Arlington National Cemetery. The fiirst...Tags: Government, Armed Forces, The White House, National Government, Defense
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Oprah Winfrey sharing cover of ``O'' with first lady
After sharing the cover of her magazine with her slimmer self a couple months back, Oprah Winfrey is for the first time sharing it with somebody else: first lady Michelle Obama. Winfrey showed off the cover of the April issue during "The Oprah Winfrey...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, The White House, Barack Obama
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Winfrey to share cover of 'O' magazine for the first time _ with the first lady Michelle Obama
CHICAGO (AP) — After sharing the cover of her magazine with her slimmer self a couple months back, Oprah Winfrey is for the first time sharing it with somebody else: first lady Michelle Obama. Winfrey showed off the cover of the April issue...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, The White House, Newspaper and Magazine, Associated Press, Barack Obama
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