A horse-drawn wagon delivered the White House Christmas tree on Friday, with first lady Michelle Obama and her children Sasha and Malia on hand to receive it as a military band played “Oh Christmas Tree.” The family gave the tree — a Douglas fir from Lehighton, Pennsylvania — a thumbs up before heading back into [...]
President Barack Obama might have to shorten his already brief stop in the Indonesian capital because of the ash clouds from a powerful volcano, but he had enough time to fondly glimpse parts of the Asian land where he lived for part of his boyhood. “It is wonderful to finally be back in Indonesia,” Obama [...]
President Obama, challenged by Indian students Sunday to explain why the United States had not labeled Pakistan a terrorist state, defended his administration’s efforts to help the Pakistani government root out extremism and urged Indians to remember their own stake in promoting their longtime rival’s stability. Obama’s call to India for a gradual rapprochement with [...]
There was applause all-around last night as First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at a Democratic National Committee fund-raiser in New York. Jill Biden was on hand as part of the tag team, or as Mrs. O. put it “my partner in crime.” Sarah Jessica Parker was emcee of the night, which started with an event [...]
US first lady Michelle Obama was named the world’s most powerful woman by Forbes magazine, toppling German Chancellor Angela Merkel after four years on top. Performance artist Lady Gaga made the top 10, coming in seventh. Merkel was relegated to the fourth position, preceded by Kraft Foods Inc chief executive Irene Rosenfeld and talk show [...]