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Jan 3, 2009 6:17 AM CST

Obama Girls Off to DC

Malia, Sasha start off in their new school Monday morning

(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama are on their way from the Windy City to Washington to start the new school semester on Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. The family, who will be staying in a luxury hotel suite for the next 10 days, timed the move so the girls would experience...

Hawaii Rolls Out Red Carpet for Obamas

Dec 21, 2008 7:25 PM CST

Hawaii Rolls Out Red Carpet for Obamas

State's fave son arrives for a holiday break before the move to DC

(Newser) - Hawaii bid aloha to the Obamas as they arrived yesterday for a holiday break in a beach-side estate about half an hour from Honolulu, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. Residents of the quiet neighborhood lined the block with beach chairs and waved as Obama’s motorcade rolled by yesterday. “We...

Bush Twins Eager to Get Their Dad Back

Dec 19, 2008 4:10 PM CST

Bush Twins Eager to Get Their Dad Back

President has been under plenty of stress, but still the same guy underneath

(Newser) - President Bush’s daughters are excited to see their father take a load off, People reports. “He's been under a lot of stress, so we're ready for him to go back to Texas and be warmly received,” says Jenna Hager. The twins agree their parents hadn’t changed...

Guess Who Else Is Bringing a Puppy to DC?

Dec 14, 2008 4:04 PM CST

Guess Who Else Is Bringing a Puppy to DC?

Joe Biden picks out German shepherd Jill promised him if he won

(Newser) - The Obama girls don’t have their puppy yet, but Joe Biden wasted no time in picking out his new veep's best friend, the (Delaware) News Journal reports. The vice president-elect has chosen a six-week-old male German shepherd—the “pick of the litter,” says the Pennsylvania breeder. Biden’...

Obamas Can't Check in Early to White House Guest Pad

Dec 13, 2008 6:31 AM CST

Obamas Can't Check in Early to White House Guest Pad

President-elect told he can't move into official guest house early

(Newser) - Washington's hotels are booked solid for January and the Obamas have joined those struggling to find a place to stay, the New York Times reports. The president-elect and his wife had hoped to move into Blair House, the official White House guest house, in time for the girls to start...

Obamas Off to Hawaii for Xmas

Dec 2, 2008 11:59 AM CST

Obamas Off to Hawaii for Xmas

Islands are favorite getaway for president-elect

(Newser) - The Obama family will head to Hawaii for Christmas and New Year’s this year—and possibly every presidential year afterward, the Atlantic reports. That “would please the press corps, the Secret Service, WHCA and the locals to no end,” blogs Marc Ambinder, "though it must be...

Obama Girls
Will Keep
Chores:
Mom

Nov 26, 2008 7:03 PM CST

Obama Girls Will Keep Chores: Mom

(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama say their young daughters will still have to do chores in the White House and won't get out of doing homework just because they're the president's children. In an interview with Barbara Walters airing tonight, the Obamas said Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, will have lives...

Sasha, Malia Will
Attend Chelsea's
Alma Mater

Nov 21, 2008 4:27 PM CST

Sasha, Malia Will Attend Chelsea's Alma Mater

Tuition at Quaker Sidwell Friends runs nearly $30K

(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama will enroll at Sidwell Friends School, the Quaker institution that educated Chelsea Clinton, Michelle Obama's spokeswoman said today. The girls visited both Sidwell and Georgetown Day School this week, and Malia expressed a preference for Sidwell because she's friendly with one of Joe Biden's grandchildren, who's...

Obama Girls Join Exclusive White House Sorority

GLOSSIES

Nov 19, 2008 11:53 AM CST

Obama Girls Join Exclusive White House Sorority

If predecessors are any sign, Malia and Sasha are in for 'a helluva good time'

(Newser) - If Malia Obama sneaks a boy into the White House, it won’t be an action without precedent. The generations of girls who occupied what Margaret Truman billed “the Great White Jail” form a sort of underground society, Lauren Collins writes in the New Yorker. The Johnson sisters, for...

Obama Girls Visit DC Schools

Nov 18, 2008 1:31 PM CST

Obama Girls Visit DC Schools

Private schools likely for first daughters

(Newser) - Sasha and Malia Obama visited their mother's shortlist of Washington schools today, the AP reports. Reporters scoured the Beltway for signs of their motorcade, making a possible sighting outside the diverse Georgetown Day School. Chelsea Clinton's alma mater, Sidwell Friends, is also expected to be an option, as are DC's...

DC Schools
Clamoring for
Obama Girls

Nov 15, 2008 2:12 PM CST

DC Schools Clamoring for Obama Girls

Michelle visits private schools competing for first kids

(Newser) - The politicos are debating Barack Obama's cabinet, but Washington’s parents are intent on another Presidential speculation: Where will the Obama girls go to school? Michelle Obama toured two of DC’s top private schools last week, and a third top academy is also thought to be on the shortlist....

Hypoallergenic Dog Is Tall Tail:
Allergists to Obama

Nov 13, 2008 12:56 PM CST

Hypoallergenic Dog Is Tall Tail: Allergists to Obama

It's the dander, not the hair, that usually causes problems; steps recommended

(Newser) - Barack Obama plans to acquire a hypoallergenic dog because of daughter Malia’s allergies, but doctors have bad news, the AP reports. No canine is “truly ‘hypoallergenic,’” an allergists group says. “It is falsely believed that a dog that sheds less will not cause a...

First Mom-In-Law Moving to DC

Nov 12, 2008 6:26 AM CST

First Mom-In-Law Moving to DC

Michelle's mom to help provide stability for her uprooted grandkids

(Newser) - Michelle Obama's mother has agreed to make the move from Chicago to the capital to help America's next first family look after the kids, the Washington Post reports. No word yet on whether Marian Robinson will live in the White House, but it will be the first time in living...

Hey, Obama Girls, Peru's Got Your Puppy

Nov 11, 2008 1:19 PM CST

Hey, Obama Girls, Peru's Got Your Puppy

Not cute or furry, but Peruvian Hairless loves kids, is hypoallergenic

(Newser) - Peru may hold the solution to the president-elect’s canine conundrum, the Telegraph reports. The Peruvian Hairless, a dog with ancient Inca origins, is hypoallergenic and family friendly, perfect for Obama’s allergic daughter Malia; a puppy has been offered to the incoming first family. “If we send it...

Meet 'Renegade,' 'Rosebud,' 'Radiance,' 'Renaissance'

Nov 11, 2008 9:08 AM CST

Meet 'Renegade,' 'Rosebud,' 'Radiance,' 'Renaissance'

Secret Service will use 'R' names for First Family

(Newser) - John McCain called himself a “maverick,” but the Secret Service has dubbed Barack Obama the real “Renegade," according to the Chicago Tribune. In keeping with tradition that’s been around since Harry Truman (“General”), the agency has given the president-elect’s family corresponding alliterative...

Obama Girls
Invited to
Hannah
Montana

Nov 11, 2008 3:25 AM CST

Obama Girls Invited to Hannah Montana

Cameos may be part of the visit

(Newser) - Hannah Montana apparently would like to be Malia and Sasha Obama's new BFF. Billy Ray Cyrus has invited the Obama children to visit the Hannah Montana set and there's even talk of the first kids playing small roles on the hit teen show, reports Access Hollywood. Leading gal Miley Cyrus...

Michelle Gets the Lowdown

Nov 11, 2008 1:45 AM CST

Michelle Gets the Lowdown

Bushes give Obamas grand tour and discuss raising White House kids

(Newser) - The first lady gave her successor some tips on White House living during the Obamas' visit yesterday, and the moms discussed the difficulties of raising daughters in the fishbowl environment, Reuters reports. Laura Bush, meeting Michelle Obama for the first time, showed her around every room of the Obamas' future...

DC Schools
Compete for
First Daughters

Analysis

Nov 10, 2008 12:24 PM CST

DC Schools Compete for First Daughters

Washington's elite institutions vie for first daughters

(Newser) - As the Obamas head to Washington, the locals are abuzz about which private school might land first daughters Malia and Sasha. The Quaker school Sidwell Friends, Chelsea Clinton's alma mater, offers a host of big Beltway names, including some Biden grandkids. But many of them are Clintonites. “Imagine the...

At White House,
Youth Will Be Served

Nov 9, 2008 4:42 AM CST

At White House, Youth Will Be Served

Obamas must shelter girls from negatives, capitalize on positives on time in spotlight

(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama will be the youngest residents of the White House since 1977, and it will be a major responsibility for their parents to keep the spotlight from burning them, experts tell Newsday's parenting columnist. Today's 24/7 news cycle and the Obamas' status as the nation's first black...

Promised First Dog May Be
'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama

Nov 7, 2008 4:05 PM CST

Promised First Dog May Be 'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama

With daughter's allergies, choice of pooch will be 'a major issue,' president-elect grins

(Newser) - Of all the pressing questions looming before the Obama administration, one is dominating discourse at water coolers, around dinner tables, and even on the president-elect's website: What kind of dog are Malia and Sasha getting? The president-elect's first press conference today quickly turned to the family pet, which he laughingly...