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Outsiders like Barack Obama rarely master the art of writing Children's books, says Philip Womack. Do you hear a loud thumping noise emanating from all over the country? It's the sound of thousands of children's authors – myself included – banging their heads on their desks in despair. Yes, another celebrity has "written" a children's book. Who is it this time? Has Wayne Rooney penned a morality tale for the under-eights? Maybe Kerry Katona has chipped in with a multi-million-pound, nine-book series about a little girl whose nose falls off? No, it's the biggest celebrity of all, Barack Obama. Following...

I ran across this historical collection of photos of First Family Weddings and I thought that I'd post some of them for your enjoyment. Many of these I've never seen before. Please go to the link to see all of them.

I'm willing to countenance the possibility that Barack Obama genuinely believes that the DC voucher program is not helping the students who participate. Here's what I don't understand though: how come the Obama girls benefit from leaving the DC public school system? Surely, if it doesn't make any difference, the Obama girls would do just as well in ordinary, democratic, thoroughly American public schools as in an elitist Quaker institution. Wouldn't it bring wonderful diversity to both the school, and the Obama daughters, to have the children of the president rubbing shoulders with the children of the district's more ordinary...

The inaugural gown that first lady Laura Bush will wear next week is an ice blue and silver embroidered tulle V-neck dress with a matching duchess satin coat by Seventh Avenue designer Oscar de la Renta. The gown is youthful and feminine, not sexy -- the epitome of good taste. But it is almost overshadowed by the glamorous day suit that de la Renta created for the swearing-in ceremony. The Inauguration Day ensemble consists of a winter white cashmere dress with embroidered trim that is topped with a matching embroidered coat. The ensemble has classic lines, but it also reflects...

Just the header, read the article at the newsstandSaid that Laura and Dubya had called a family conference with the First Twins and said that there are to be no more wild college parties and both will be required to live in Washington for the summer and perhaps longer if another incident gets into the press. (as long as they are recieving college money)The article did not say whether Barbara the younger would then commute to Yale or Jenna would transfer to Maryland U.