With Obama out of town, Michelle Obama and daughters tour Shenandoah Valley attraction

August 16th, 2009 Obama family to tour Grand Canyon on SundayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha will do some more sightseeing. The first family and other relatives will tour Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday.

July 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US First Lady Michelle Obama honoured the country's top designers at an annual luncheon at the White House. She called them "compelling innovators" who mix beauty with practicality.

July 11th, 2009 Obama: Daughters should learn from slave tourCAPE COAST, Ghana — President Barack Obama says he hopes his family's tour of a former slave fortress on the coast of Ghana shows his daughters that history can take very cruel turns. Eleven-year-old Malia and eight-year-old Sasha accompanied Obama on a tour of Cape Coast Castle Saturday.

July 9th, 2009 US first lady tours quake-hit cityL'AQUILA, Italy — Michelle Obama and other first spouses toured the center of L'Aquila on Thursday to see the destruction wrought by an earthquake in the Italian city hosting world leaders for the Group of Eight summit this week. Obama shook her head as she took in the extent of the damage to centuries-old churches and other treasures turned to rubble by the earthquake that claimed more than 300 lives.

July 6th, 2009 US first lady, daughters tour KremlinMOSCOW — Russia's first lady Svetlana Medvedev took Michelle Obama and her two daughters on a low-key tour of the Kremlin just hours after they arrived in Moscow on Monday. They set out on their tour as President Barack Obama began talks with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev elsewhere in the Kremlin on arms control and other issues.

June 25th, 2009 Questions get personal at Obama town hallWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he'd want his own family members to get the best medical care — even if it isn't covered by insurance. At an ABC News town hall event on health care, a doctor asked Obama to promise that his wife and daughters would only get the services allowed under a new government insurance plan he's proposing.

June 11th, 2009 Michelle Obama and her daughters visit LondonLONDON — Michelle Obama and her two daughters livened up London's streets this week on an unofficial visit to the city, taking in the sort of things that would appeal to a young family — a Harry Potter set, Westminster Abbey, a show. The First Lady's office had initially refused to give details of the visit, but spokeswoman Katie McCormick Lelyveld confirmed Wednesday that Obama and her daughters, Sasha, 8, and Malia, 10, had been in London and seen some of the city's sights.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - US First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her daughter Malia's birthday with the cast and the crew of Harry Potter. During her visit to London, Michelle took her daughters Malia and Sasha to the film's set in Neasden, in north west London, where they reportedly had a party with cast and crew in the Great Hall.

June 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama stopped to say hello to the Eiffel Tower during their visit to Paris. The First Lady and her daughters left many beaming after waving to fellow tourists, who greeted the mum-of-two.

June 5th, 2009 Michelle Obama, 2 daughters visit Eiffel TowerPARIS — Michelle Obama and her two daughters paid a surprise visit to the Eiffel Tower on Friday night, delighting tourists and doubtless the presidential couple's two girls. The first lady, 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha spent about 45 minutes at the Parisian icon as President Barack Obama was arriving in France.

June 4th, 2009 Obamas to spend a family weekend in ParisWASHINGTON — It's a family weekend in Paris for the Obamas. A White House official says 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha will join their mother, first lady Michelle Obama, when she flies to Paris on Friday to join President Barack Obama.

April 23rd, 2009 First lady jokes energetic new puppy is 'crazy'WASHINGTON — The first lady's take on the new White House puppy? He's "crazy." Michelle Obama says "Bo" the Portuguese water dog loves to bark and play — expected for a puppy — and also likes to chew on people's feet. Mrs. Obama says she spends lots of time walking and training Bo, the energetic six-month-old pup who arrived at the White House last week as a gift to the Obama daughters.

April 5th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin is desperate to land a very special guest for his hit comedy show '30 Rock', as he's hoping to entice US First Lady Michelle Obama to make an appearance on the show. The actor wants the wife of President Barack Obama to follow in the footsteps of celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Jerry Seinfeld by featuring on the sitcom, reports contactmusic.com.

March 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US First Lady Michelle Obama is getting set to take the world stage by accompanying husband and President Barack Obama on their first trip abroad after assumption of office. Both are headed for London and Paris, where President Obama is to attend this week's G-20 Summit and a meeting of NATO leaders.

March 21st, 2009 CHICAGO - First Lady Michelle Obama was once taunted for talking "like a white girl." During her visit to Anacostia High School, on the poor side of town, Michelle talked about her childhood and whether she and her daughters still live a "normal life". Michelle revealed that she felt isolated from an institution in her own community while she was growing up, but managed to get over it, courtesy her smartness.