That midlife crisis is over, it appears: Credit The Hill for noticing the first lady’s appearance at Bowie State University for a commencement address sans bangs. The forehead covering first appeared on her 49th birthday in January, just in time...
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First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland on May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country.
Michelle Obama: The Bangs Are Gone
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First lady Michelle Obama signs copies of her book "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Garden Across America" at the Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, on May 7, 2013.
White House: Gardening and Doughnuts
While the first lady was out in the rain today talking about healthy eating at a book-signing, the White House chief of staff was inside and dry sharing some doughnuts with the press. Michelle Obama is using her book about...
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Jason Collins, left, #34 of the Atlanta Hawks, warms up before the game against the Golden State Warriors.
Jason Collins, Michelle Obama: Fundraisers for Party’s LGBT Gala
Perhaps notably, it was the Obama White House — and then President Barack Obama personally — who spoke of their pride in Jason Collins, the NBA center who announced that he is gay. And perhaps predictably, now it is Collins...
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First Lady Michelle Obama signs her book, "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America," at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Washington, DC.
Michelle Obama’s Green Thumb Warms up for Book-Signing
The Obamas have had some success with books. The president’s autobiography and campaign tome made him a millionaire. The first lady’s book is another story — marketed as a benefit for the National Park Foundation. Her ``American Grown: The Story...
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Jason Collins #98 of the Boston Celtics in a game against the Golden State Warriors on December 29, 2012 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Obama Proud of Jason Collins
Among the flood of best wishes for Jason Collins, the NBA center who revealed in a Sports Illustrated essay this week that he is gay, came tweets from the White House — from first lady Michelle Obama, from Valerie Jarrett....
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a Passover Seder Dinner for family, staff and friends, in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, March 25, 2013.
First Seder: Obama’s Passover
It’s a holy week, on the front end, and on the back. And tonight, President Barack Obama celebrated Passover at the White House at the start of a week that will end with Easter. Pete Souza, the White House photographer,...
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First lady Michelle Obama on the cover of the April 2013 issue of Vogue.
Michelle Obama: Vogue Cover Up
We already knew of the first lady’s new hair-do. We already knew of her affinity for late-night comedy TV. She even awarded the Oscar for best picture this year. But who knew she’d make the cover of Vogue twice? That...
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President Barack Obama, Hillary and Bill Clinton in Washington,
Obamas-Clintons: Sequestration Dinner
Sequestration isn’t all that President Barack Obama ordered on March 1. He also ordered dinner for Bill Clinton. And Hillary Clinton, and of course his own first lady. The Obamas and Clintons dined at the White House the night the...
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Ben Affleck in "Argo."
‘Argo’ Win Sparks Poor Reviews in Iran
Divisive national and international issues have been known to shadow — and at times dominate — Hollywood’s annual celebration of itself. That wasn’t the case during last night’s 85th Academy Awards presentation. Host Seth MacFarlane may have raised hackles with...
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First Lady Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama: ‘The Oscar, Argo’
On a night of celebrities answering the question — “Who are you wearing?” — the announcement of the Academy Award for the best motion picture came from someone wearing a gown straight from a dinner of the nation’s governors in...
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