Berlusconi deja vu: calls Obama 'tanned' again, this time says First Lady is 'tanned' tooSeptember 30th, 2009 Berlusconi calls Obama 'tanned' againROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is poking fun at President Barack Obama again. Berlusconi has told a rally in Milan that he was bringing greetings from the United States from "What's his name? Some tanned guy.
Obama says the UN has often been forum for discord, urges leaders to focus on common goodSeptember 23rd, 2009 Obama: UN has often been forum for discordUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama says the United Nations is at a pivotal point in its history. Obama says the UN has done extraordinary good around the world, but has often been a forum for discord instead of forging common ground.
AARP losing tens of thousands of members over support for health care overhaulAugust 18th, 2009 AARP loses members over health care stanceWASHINGTON — About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a health care overhaul, a spokesman for the organization said Monday. The membership loss suggests dissatisfaction on the part of AARP members at a time when many senior citizens are concerned about proposed cuts to Medicare providers to help pay for making health care available for all.
AARP says Obama erred in claiming it has endorsed health care legislationAugust 12th, 2009 AARP tells Obama: No health plan endorsement yetWASHINGTON — A group usually seen as one of Barack Obama's allies in the health care debate — AARP — says the president went too far Tuesday when he said the seniors lobby had endorsed the legislation pending in Congress. AARP is sensitive to the issue because polls show that Medicare beneficiaries are worried their health care program will be cut to subsidize coverage for the uninsured.
Obama says health overhaul would not set up "death panels" to rule on care for seniorsAugust 11th, 2009 Obama delivers a fact-check on "death panels"PORTSMOUTH, N.H — President Barack Obama is seeking to put to rest claims that the health care overhaul he seeks would set up "death panels" to rule on life-sustaining care for ailing seniors. It would not, and Obama stressed the point during a town hall meeting Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H.
First lady Michelle Obama thanks military families in Virginia and calls for public supportJuly 31st, 2009 Michelle Obama meets with families at Va Navy baseNORFOLK, Va. — First lady Michelle Obama is calling military families "quiet heroes" and urging the public to support them.
Laura Bush says Michelle Obama doing 'a great job' as first ladyJuly 31st, 2009 First lady receives high marks from Laura BushGROTON, Conn. — Michelle Obama's performance as first lady is getting high marks from her predecessor, Laura Bush.
Obama at AARP health care forum: 'We've got to get a better bang for our health care dollar'July 28th, 2009 Obama: Existing health system threatens MedicareWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling participants in an online forum on health care that the current system and its skyrocketing costs are a threat to Medicare. Obama says the Medicare trust fund will be in the red and out of money in a decade unless Washington overhauls the system.
SC first lady says husband has to worry about his own career; she is focused on familyJune 25th, 2009 Jilted 1st lady appears upbeat, focused on familyCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says her cheating husband can worry about his own career.
Michelle Obama pledges never to wear furJune 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US First Lady Michelle Obama has pledged never to wear fur. According to the Washington Times, a day after French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy told PETA that she no longer wears real fur, Obama made her announcement.
Advice from the First lady to high school graduates: Don't worry.June 3rd, 2009 First lady tells graduates not to worryWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama is offering this advice to students doubting if they're ready for the future: "Don't worry."
Mrs. Obama told 98 graduates of a Washington, D.C., math and science charter school that before going off to Princeton University she worried about whether she was ready and would fit in.
Michelle Obama celebrates an early Cinco de Mayo with students from bilingual charter schoolsMay 4th, 2009 First lady visits charter school for Cinco de MayoWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama on Monday urged students to remember in their thoughts and prayers those suffering from the swine flu in Mexico. Mrs. Obama used the early Cinco de Mayo celebration with students from two bilingual charter schools to remind the crowd about the outbreak in Mexico that has left 26 confirmed dead.
Michelle Obama says biggest surprise of White House move is the fun side of first ladyMay 4th, 2009 Michelle Obama says she enjoys being first ladyWASHINGTON — Michelle Obama says the most surprising thing about her move to the White House is how much fun it is to be first lady. Mrs. Obama spoke to students at the Latin American Montessori Bilingual Charter School on Monday.
Protests as World Water Forum opens in TurkeyMarch 17th, 2009 ANKARA - At least 17 people were taken into custody in protests as the fifth World Water Forum got under way in the Turkish city of Istanbul Monday morning, the Anadolu news agency reported. Police used tear gas to try and break up a group of around 150 people who attempted to march to the congress venue of the forum on the Golden Horn, near the Bosporus Straits.
Michelle Obama is first lady of fashionFebruary 10th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - US First Lady Michelle Obama has long been hailed for her style. But the announcement by Vogue that she will feature on the cover of the magazine's March issue makes it official: Michelle Obama is now also America's first lady of fashion.
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