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Barack Obama says he's disappointed that his opponent didn't help come to the defense of Michelle Obama, but the McCain campaign says the same thing about him.
By Alex Koppelman
June 18, 2008
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How did an urban slang insult cross over into the political mainstream, and why is it so offensive?
By Miles Marshall Lewis
June 13, 2008
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A new Web site tracks the most egregious examples of racism and sexism directed at the potential first lady.
By Kate Harding
June 13, 2008
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The network blames "poor judgment" for the description of Michelle Obama as "Obama's baby mama."
By Alex Koppelman
June 12, 2008
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An on-screen graphic displayed the description during a segment about attacks on the wife of the presumptive Democratic nominee.
By Alex Koppelman
June 11, 2008
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Conservatives are already trying to paint Barack Obama's wife as bitter and anti-American.
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 11, 2008
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The media compares the presidential candidate's wife to Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn ... and Barbara Bush?
By Rachel Shukert
June 11, 2008
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Here's a hint: She's not Hillary! Plus: Talk radio's paranoid delusions and a Brazilian diva Madonna could aspire to.
By Camille Paglia
June 11, 2008
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Does Hillary surround herself with girly men? Obama and the experience question. Plus: Lincoln, Madonna's new face and a Bush with real authority.
By Camille Paglia
April 9, 2008
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The new New York Times pundit tries to punk Michelle Obama, but the one-time Harvard teaching fellow ends up reprimanded by a former student.
By Andrew Leonard
February 25, 2008
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How can a woman maintain a separate identity -- and career -- while living up to our expectations for a first lady?
By Catherine Price
February 14, 2008
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Book-ended by famous Kennedys, TV's guru of female empowerment lets loose on her Hillary-supporting critics.
By Joan Walsh
February 4, 2008
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In an interview on "Good Morning America," the candidate's wife raises doubts.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 4, 2008
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After the candidate says all's fair, his wife denounces the Clintons' "win at any cost" tactics. Plus: A last word on the "battles of the sixties."
By Joan Walsh
January 25, 2008
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The presidential candidate says his mother and other key women have shaped who he is today.
By Carol Lloyd
January 4, 2008
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The TV host accompanies her chosen candidate to South Carolina as Barack Obama closes on Hillary Clinton in the polls.
By Thomas F. Schaller
December 10, 2007
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She may be too authentic for Maureen Dowd, but the bold and plain-spoken candidate's wife has made doubting Iowans into believers.
By Rebecca Traister
November 28, 2007
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What Michelle Obama did and didn't say.
By Tim Grieve
August 21, 2007
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The candidate and the black middle class meet up in the Superdome at the Essence Music Festival.
By Larry Blumenfeld
July 6, 2007
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It had to be hard for the high-achieving candidate's wife to give up her career -- and I'm in a feminist fury about it.
By Debra Dickerson
May 21, 2007
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Is a great woman with the potential to hurt his presidential shot?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
May 18, 2007
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