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How Restaurants Handle the Obamas

 How Restaurants 
 Handle the Obamas 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 19, 2011 1:43 PM CDT

How Restaurants Handle the Obamas

Chefs try to stay cool amidst Secret Service crush

(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama love to eat out, but how do restaurants handle a presidential visit? David Hagedorn of the Washington Post asked chefs around town, and found that the key is to remain calm. “We are in the business of creating perceptions,” says one general manager. “...

No Facebook for Sasha, Malia: Michelle Obama

First lady not a big fan of kids being on the network

(Newser) - Among the hundreds of millions of people on Facebook, you will not find Sasha or Malia Obama. In an interview with the Today Show , Michelle explained that there are some things her kids can't do because of security issues—but even if they were just two normal kids living in...

Obama Prays for Egypt, Giffords, Malia's First Dance

 Obama Prays for 
 Egypt, Giffords, 
 Malia's First Dance  
national prayer breakfast
Feb 3, 2011 10:52 AM CST

Obama Prays for Egypt, Giffords, Malia's First Dance

Mark Kelly, Chilean miner in attendance at National Prayer Breakfast

(Newser) - Barack Obama said his faith has deepened during his two years in the White House, and directly addressed questions about his religion, saying his Christianity has been a "sustaining force" during times when he and his family's faith has been questioned. More highlights from today's National Prayer Breakfast in...

Obama Back on Court With Busted Lip

Injury doesn't keep prez from playing with his daughters

(Newser) - President Obama was back on the basketball court yesterday despite his injured lip , but his opponents this time around were a bit less likely to elbow him. Obama played an early morning game at an Interior Department gym with daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9, the New York Daily News...

Obamas Head to Martha's Vineyard

 Obamas Head to 
 Martha's Vineyard 
cue vacation outrage
Aug 19, 2010 8:15 AM CDT

Obamas Head to Martha's Vineyard

First family heading to Mass. for 10 days of R&R

(Newser) - President Obama, following in the footsteps of Bill Clinton and Ulysses Grant, has headed to Martha's Vineyard for a vacation. The president is taking 10 days to "recharge his batteries" and spend some quality time with his family, a spokesman says, adding that the president will still be receiving...

Who Cares Where Obama Vacations?
 Who Cares Where 
 Obama Vacations? 
OPINION
Aug 17, 2010 10:46 AM CDT

Who Cares Where Obama Vacations?

What's more elitist, a Martha's Vineyard rental or a Texas ranch?

(Newser) - So President Obama likes to vacation in "exotic" places like the state he happened to grow up in, and Michelle Obama recently jetted off to Spain. Why does America care so much, asks Anne Applebaum, who blames the Kennedys' idyllic days in Hyannisport for starting it all. Ironically, it's...

Feds Yank Spain Racism Warning Before Michelle Trip

Warning was out of date, embassy says

(Newser) - Good news for Michelle Obama and any other African-Americans planning trips to Spain: "Racist prejudices" are—suddenly—no longer a problem, according to the US State Department. A warning on the department's website that African-Americans who visit the country may need to fear getting arrested by prejudiced police was...

Birthday Boy Obama Heads to Chicago

President turns 49 today

(Newser) - President Obama turns 49 today, and he’ll celebrate the occasion with his friends (but not family) in Chicago. Sources tell Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times that Obama will be dining out at a restaurant he frequents. “I think his plans for tomorrow are dinner with some friends...

Malia, Sasha Ready to Babysit: Obama

If first daughters need pocket money, they can earn it

(Newser) - Malia Obama turned 12 on the 4th of July, and sister Sasha is 9, so they're just about old enough to bring in some money, their dad says. "They're getting an allowance," President Obama tells ABC , without specifying an amount—presumably they've gotten a raise since their.$1-a-week...

What Obama Did on His Vacation
 What Obama Did 
 on His Vacation 
SLIDESHOW
Jul 18, 2010 11:10 AM CDT

What Obama Did on His Vacation

President wraps up packed weekend in Maine

(Newser) - President Barack Obama and the first family bid farewell to Maine today after an ambitious weekend vacation full of hiking, biking, boating, tennis, eating out, and maybe just a little ice cream. From the moment they arrived on Friday, it was clear they were determined to make the most of...

McCartney Sings 'Michelle' to Michelle

Beatle is awarded Gershwin Prize at White House lovefest

(Newser) - Paul McCartney was honored last night with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, and his evening at the White House was filled with reverent tributes, raucous performances, and a bit of humor. “After the last eight years, it's good to have a president that knows what a library is,...

Glenn Beck Apologizes for Mocking Malia

He took heavy flak after bit on radio show

(Newser) - That was quick. Hours after a clip of Glenn Beck mimicking and mocking Malia Obama became a hot topic, he apologized on his website . "In discussing how President Obama uses children to shield himself from criticism, I broke my own rule about leaving kids out of political debates,"...

Glenn Beck Goes 'Over the Line' by Mocking Malia

He mimics her question on his radio show today

(Newser) - Glenn Beck spent a good amount of time on his radio show today mimicking and mocking Malia Obama over her "Daddy, did you plug the hole yet" question, reports Media Matters . (President Obama relayed her question to the public yesterday during his Gulf press conference.) At one point,...

No Weekday TV, Phones, Computers for Sasha, Malia

Michelle Obama sets down strict tech rules for daughters

(Newser) - They may live next to the nation's nerve center but during the week, Malia and Sasha Obama might as well be on Gilligan's Island. "In my household, we try to establish a set of guidelines and rules that make sense—no computers, phones, television during the week," Michelle...

Malia, Sasha Thrive in White House: Dad

First daughters 'unbelievably well-adjusted kids': President Obama

(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama's determination to keep their daughters' daily routines as normal as life in the White House can be is paying off, the proud president says. "Malia and Sasha have just turned out to be unbelievably well-adjusted kids," Barack Obama said this morning on the Today...

White House Renews Seder Tradition

(Newser) - Among the families around the world gathering tomorrow to celebrate the beginning of Passover with a dinner, or seder, will be a high-profile group: the Obamas. The White House seder tradition started on the campaign trail in 2008, when then-senator Barack Obama surprised three staffers by showing up for their...

White House Easter Egg Roll Books Cast of Glee

Fox dramedy has fans in the residence: Malia, Sasha—and Michelle

(Newser) - The cast of Glee will perform at the White House Easter Egg Roll with at least three big fans in the audience—Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama. The dramedy-musical set in the world of cutthroat high school extracurriculars airs on Fox, but not the part of the conglomerate that trades...

Warm Welcome for Obamas in Hawaii

First family in Oahu for Christmas vacation

(Newser) - People carrying cameras, dogs and children lined the streets along the road as the president, first lady and their daughters came to the island of Oahu for a more-than-weeklong vacation yesterday. A crowd of about 75 military servicemen and women and Hawaii politicians greeted Air Force One when it landed...

Sasha, Malia Dish on White House Christmas

Obamas tell kid patients of 26 trees; 'presents not under each one'

(Newser) - The first family—minus the president, but plus the first dog—talked about their first White House Christmas yesterday, but Michelle Obama wouldn’t spill any secrets on what’s waiting for Barack under the tree. Malia told patients at the Children’s National Medical Center about the 26 trees...

If Barack Wrote a Holiday Card...
 If Barack Wrote a Holiday Card... 
SEASON'S SNARKINGS
Dec 21, 2009 1:18 PM CST

If Barack Wrote a Holiday Card...

An inside look at the Obamas' totally real, nonpolitical holiday greeting

(Newser) - Not on Barack Obama’s Christmas card list? Don’t worry; Slate snuck into the Oval Office Salahi-style and made off with a copy...or something like that. But the card doesn’t mention politics at all—just family stuff like their new dog. “Bo turns out to be...

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