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Michelle Obama has been married to former President Barack Obama for more than 30 years, but she wasn’t so sure about him at first. On a recent episode of her IMO podcast, which she cohosts with her brother Craig Robinson, Michelle explained how she met her husband. She also revealed that she thought he was “kind of weird.” (snip) “I was on the Harvard recruiting team,” she said. “So I knew of him, this Barack Obama.” But while others around her seemed super impressed by Barack, Michelle remained skeptical. “Everybody was abuzz about him, right?” she continued. “All the partners...

Of all the horrific changes that global warming is causing, none is quite as bad as the fact that we have to stop making fun of Ed Begley Jr. It's like finding out that Larry Craig has been diagnosed with restless leg syndrome. So, knowing I had to do something to make my home less polar bear kill-y, I invited Begley over. Sure, there's tons of information online on how to reduce my carbon footprint, but blindly following the advice of a celebrity seemed much more American. Begley immediately said yes, which isn't surprising because people cold-call him all the...

There was a trademark voice - slightly hoarse, with a mid-South accent - on the Oppenheimers' home voice mail Wednesday. "Shelbie, this is Bill Clinton," the voice said. "I'm thinking of you. ... I hope you're doing well." The former president was in Bristol Borough to headline a campaign rally for Democratic congressional candidate Patrick Murphy. Knowing that Shelbie Oppenheimer was a big fan, Murphy handed his cell phone to Clinton so he could place the call. "We've saved it forever," Jeff Oppenheimer said Friday. "We were able to call our relatives and friends and call ourselves Friends of Bill."...

Sen. Bob Bennett has a new ally in his fight to make it a crime to deface the U.S. flag: Sen. Hillary Clinton. The New York Democrat and former First Lady has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Republican Bennett's bill. And she's taking some heat for the alliance, the Salt Lake Tribune's Washington bureau reported. Bennett's bill would allow the government to fine or imprison someone who intentionally defaces or destroys the flag. Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says Clinton's backing comes after talking with veterans who want the flag protected. "Burning or destroying an American flag is a...

Like campus queens before her, 20-year-old Anisah Rasheed has puts lots of work into finding the right evening gown and even staying in step for tonight's coronation, when amid all the glitz and pageantry of the day she is officially announced Miss A&T. The difference this year is that this Miss A&T will wear her jeweled tiara above her hajib, a headcovering worn by Muslim women. "Once I was elected Miss Freshman I knew I was at a university where they acknowledged everyone is different and it's OK to be different," said Rasheed, a marketing major from Roanoke, Va....