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New Jersey Wants to Raise Its Smoking Age to 21, Too

By John Surico
Democracy Now! Hosts Cooper Union Debate

By Sydney Brownstone
Quinn on Street Fatalities

By John Surico
Hurricane Sandy Hotel Evacuees Evade Housing Crisis

By Sydney Brownstone
Liu Gives Back Dirty Cash

By John Surico
What to Do if You Get Vito Lopez'd at Work

By Sydney Brownstone
City Dragged Stop-and-Frisk Judge Through the Mud

By Ryan Devereaux
The New Yorker Launches Project Developed by Aaron Swartz

By Sydney Brownstone
Union Square is Getting a Massive Wi-Fi Expansion in June

By Sydney Brownstone
We May Have a Weiner in the Mayoral Race by Next Week

By John Surico

"Politics"

De Niro to Potential Republican First Ladies: Fuggedaboutit

By John Surico Tue., Mar. 20 2012 at 3:49 PM

Categories: "Politics", Michelle Obama, Your Questions Answered

Can you imagine any other First Lady in the Oval Office other than Michelle? Robert De Niro can't.

Last night, at his trendy TriBeCa restaurant, Locanda Verde, the star of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull packed 85 wealthy Obama supporters into a fundraiser dinner, where tickets started at $5,000 a head. Attendees included fellow Focker Ben Stiller, Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein, Beyonce and her mother, Whoopi Goldberg, Star Jones and a whole slew of others.

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Excellence in Journalism

The Telegraph Would Like to Apologize For Making Things Up About the First Lady

By Keyana Stevens Thu., Feb. 9 2012 at 4:00 PM

Categories: Crazy Brits, Excellence in Journalism, Journalism, Keyana Stevens, Michelle Obama

A note to the media -- if you're going to accuse a public figure of elitism, perhaps you shouldn't totally make things up in order to achieve that goal. The Telegraph of London learned this the hard way, after publishing an article which falsely reported that First Lady Michelle Obama had an entire Fifth Avenue lingerie store shut down so that she could shop with Her Highness Sheikha Moza of Qatar.

The First Lady, being the kind of person who favors small, independent designers and rewearing the same outfit more than once (the horror!), was understandably upset at this suggestion of opulence, and the Telegraph was forced to issue this rather sheepish retraction in response:

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#AskObama

Obama's Next Campaign Stop: Chat Rooms!

By Victoria Bekiempis Mon., Jan. 23 2012 at 12:21 PM

Categories: "Politics", #AskObama, Election 2012, Elections, Michelle Obama, Obamania, Obamas Take New York

President Obama has scheduled a "hangout" in a Google-powered video chat room, apparently to attract hip young voters who use all that newfangled social media stuff, according to a White House announcement Monday.

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"Politics"

Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron Meet for Tea, Couch-Chat

By Jen Doll Tue., May 24 2011 at 6:17 PM

Categories: "Politics", Barack Obama, International Affairs, Jen Doll, Michelle Obama, Photos

Official White House photograph

The Obamas continued their tour of Europe this afternoon with a visit to the Downing Street residence of British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha. In this official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson that's sure to inspire any number of modern decor catalogs and modern decor aficionados as well as selling out the dresses here modeled, the two first ladies talk before tea. (For a lark, compare this pic to the earlier photo of Barack and Michelle meeting Prince William and Catherine in the ultra-fussy ultra-British "grand 1844 room of Buckingham Palace.") Tonight: The President and the First Lady attend dinner hosted by Her Majesty the Queen!

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Things That Are Awesome

Michelle Obama Can Dance. Obviously.

By Jen Doll Wed., May 4 2011 at 9:57 AM

Categories: Dance, Motherfuckers, Dance, Dancing, Exercise, Jen Doll, Michelle Obama, Things That Are Awesome

It comes as no surprise that the First Lady is skilled in any number of areas, including the Dougie, which she demonstrated at a D.C. school yesterday as part of her "Let's Move!" campaign. She can do the Running Man, too. Of course she can.

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"Politics"

'Most People' Think Barack Obama Got Laid Last Night

By Jen Doll Mon., May 2 2011 at 5:52 PM

Categories: "Politics", Barack Obama, Jen Doll, Michelle Obama, Sex, White House

TMZ is yet again asking the important -- ahem -- questions. Apparently 80 percent of Americans (who answer TMZ polls) think that Barack and Michelle had sex last night after he "hunted down and killed the most evil man on the planet." This beats Obama's odds in TMZ's previous Did the POTUS Get Laid? poll, in which 74 percent believed that his presidential election was consummated in the bedroom. Killing the world's most wanted terrorist is apparently slightly hotter than becoming president. Of course, the majority of us will never do either.

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