Michelle Obama
While the Senate Finance Committee tinkers with the Baucus Bill, First Lady Michelle Obama is taking center stage in the health care reform debate. But Mrs. Obama is expected to steer clear of policy issues.
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Christian anti-abortion activists announced a plan to chalk the sidewalks near 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with "pro-life messages and pictures" to greet the new first family as they settle into their White House digs.
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By Amie Newman, Managing Editor November 26, 2008 - 11:47am
What do anti-choice leaders actually mean by "finding common ground" on prevention abortion? What kind of First Lady will Michelle Obama be? Does television cause teen sex?
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If Michelle Obama's body makes us proud, why not shape our enthusiasm with a critique of the status quo, which continues to treat her as an object by fragmenting her to her parts?
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Women who supported Hillary Clinton for president may be inclined to measure the Democratic National Convention in Denver for what it is not: a place where history will be made with the first woman at the top of a major-party presidential ticket. Yet the convention can also be used as a measure for what it is: a showcase of the progress women have made over the last century.
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Will Michelle Obama be women's rights activists best friend in the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt?
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It's a shame that sham "family values" have made it necessary for candidates' wives to diminish their achievements. But while Michelle Obama may not be able to break the mold, with speeches like hers Monday night, she can shape it until the mold looks entirely different.
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While playing the conventional role of a political wife in her speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Michelle Obama stuck in a plug for equal pay.
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