What would the first lady do if the Secret Service would let her do it? “I would walk out of the door of the White House like a regular person, walk down the street, go the drug store, go to...
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First Lady Michelle Obama at a campaign event at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Sept. 13, 2012.
Michelle Obama Misses CVS, Cash
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President Barack Obama picks up an order of donuts at a Krispy Kreme donut store in Tampa, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2012.
Obama’s Krispy Kreme Stop — Firehouse Delivery, too: Florida
First lady Michelle Obama is on a health kick. So one might expect President Barack Obama to tip-toe through a Krispy Kreme donut shop. Not in a swing state, 12 days from Election Day. After promising Ohioans and other swing-state...
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President Barack Obama gets a hug by Scott Van Duzer, left, owner of Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Italian Restaurant during an unannounced stop in Ft. Pierce, Fla., in this file photo.
Bear-Hugged Obama, Pizza Guy: Rallying Floridians Post-Debate
Move over, Bill Clinton, the pizza guy is back. Who could forget Scott Van Duzer, the burly Republican pizza shop owner and Obama supporter from Fort Pierce, Florida, who lifted President Barack Obama off the ground in a bear hug...
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President Barack Obama embraces former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist as he takes the stage during a campaign on the campus of St. Petersburg College on Sept. 8, 2012 in Florida.
Charlie Crist is Seated in the Shot
The camera shot of the first lady of the United States seated at the third and final presidential debate of the season includes someone who is trying to get back in the picture in Florida. Charlie Crist, who served in...
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Ann Romney, right, hugs First lady Michelle Obama before the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at the University of Denver, on Oct. 3, 2012.
Michelle Obama-Ann Romney Debate: `Just Saw a Little Bit of It.’
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel had a great report on the Michelle Obama-Ann Romney debate. The what? On the street, one man queried about the first-ladies face-off that wasn’t offered a certain opinion about Obama’s victory. “Definitely Ann Romney,” a young woman...
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President Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama at the end of the second presidential debate on Oct. 16, 2012.
Michelle Obama: `Party Hard’ Nov. 7
The Obamas’ 20th wedding anniversary didn’t go so well — to hear both them and public opinion polls tell it. The evening of their emerald celebration was consumed by a presidential debate with Republican Mitt Romney. “A year from now,...
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The president and first lady are atwitter over early voting. Barack and Michelle Obama exchanged messages over Twitter about their plans to cast ballots early, trying to leverage the president’s 20 million followers for the campaign’s get-out-the-vote drive. “Hey, @BarackObama,...
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Ann Romney on "Good Morning America" yesterday.
Ann Romney: On the Air Everywhere
Ann Romney was talking about “dancing horses and dancing stars, but not politics,” the network says, in her co-hosting of ABC News’ “Good Morning America” this week, and she was sharing her recipe for Ann Romney’s Welsh Skillet cakes —...
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President Barack Obama chats with a shopkeeper during a visit to Cleveland's West Side Market in Ohio.
How’s Business, Obama Asks in Ohio — Not Amused by the Answer
President Barack Obama stopped at Michelle’s Bakery in Ohio today. In his unscheduled stop after a campaign event at the Cleveland West Side Market, a 100-year-old collection of mom and pop-style vendors, the president started at a bakery whose owner...
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US President Barack Obama chats with students as he tours a classroom November 8, 2011 in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.
Obama Misses Teaching (Not Yet)
President Barack Obama wants to return to academia. Just not yet. Asked about his post-presidency plans after 2016 in an interview for ABC’s “The View,” Obama says he longs for the classroom: “I miss teaching. I love teaching.” In an...
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