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# First Lady

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2022
# White House
US First Lady Jill Biden tests negative for Covid and will leave isolation
Jill Biden tested positive on August 16, nearly two weeks after her husband contracted the virus for a second time.
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Aug 21st 2022, 4:46 PM
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# Pennsylvania
Melania Trump criticises Biden and Democrats in first solo campaign stop
The First Lady defended Donald Trump’s record on Covid-19.
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Oct 28th 2020, 8:24 AM
# RNC
'You are not alone': Melania Trump says president will not stop until Covid-19 vaccine is found
The First Lady offered her sympathies to all those affected by the pandemic.
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Aug 26th 2020, 7:01 AM
# trump v biden
Michelle Obama urges Americans to vote for Biden 'like our lives depend on it'
The former First Lady gave an impassioned address to the virtual Democratic National Convention.
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Aug 18th 2020, 7:07 AM
# First Lady
Pound-for-pound rival and potential foe joins Katie Taylor in Hearn's promotional stable
Cecilia Braekhus [35-0, 9KOs] has signed a multi-fight deal with the English promoter.
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Oct 22nd 2019, 5:56 PM
# First Lady
Michelle Obama speaks about having a miscarriage and conceiving her children using IVF
The former first lady says women need to be open with other about their bodies.
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Nov 9th 2018, 1:08 PM
# FLOTUS
Melania Trump says she may be the world's 'most bullied' person
The US First Lady said in an interview with ABC News that she could certainly be “one of them, if you really see what people saying about me”.
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Oct 11th 2018, 10:18 PM
# Barbara Bush
Former US First Lady Barbara Bush in 'failing health'
A statement said she will not seek additional treatment and will instead focus on “comfort care”.
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Apr 16th 2018, 7:27 AM
# First Lady
Kim K's new magazine cover is seriously dividing opinion on Twitter
In which she takes after Jackie O.
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Aug 28th 2017, 4:47 PM
# Criticism
Brigitte Macron given official role - but won't get title of 'First Lady'
There was strong opposition to the creation of a French First Lady role.
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Aug 21st 2017, 2:41 PM
# what good shape you're in
Trump praised the First Lady of France for being in 'such good physical shape' and made everyone's skin crawl
It never ends, does it?
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Jul 13th 2017, 7:30 PM
# First Lady
Michelle Obama rules out running for elected office
In her first speech since Donald Trump took office, she spoke about what life’s been like outside the White House.
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Apr 30th 2017, 1:21 PM
# First Lady
Melania Trump makes rare public speech calling for women's empowerment
President Trump said that his wife’s poll numbers are higher than his own.
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Mar 30th 2017, 12:17 PM
# New York
Pentagon considers renting a floor in Trump Tower to store nuclear launch codes
First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron are still living in Trump Tower, with Trump planning to make regular visits.
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Feb 9th 2017, 7:59 AM
# hey classy
A Baggot Street florist has brilliantly taken the piss out of Trump with their Valentine's display
Well played, Gingko.
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Jan 28th 2017, 4:13 PM
# First Lady
Once a reluctant 'mom-in-chief', Michelle Obama leaves the White House a powerful political force
The Princeton and Harvard graduate made the role of First Lady her own.
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Jan 18th 2017, 6:06 AM
# Hey girl
Michelle Obama surprised some of her biggest fans on Jimmy Fallon, and it was absolutely lovely
“I was eating pizza bites yesterday in my bed and now I’m meeting the First Lady!”
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Jan 12th 2017, 6:00 PM
# Mom dancing
VIDEO: Michelle Obama struts her stuff on US TV
America’s First Lady educated us all as to the evolution of ‘Mom Dancing’. We’re glad she did.
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Feb 23rd 2013, 2:22 PM
Voices
Column: Why are Ireland’s first lady and family so invisible?
In comparison to the US, first spouses and first families are well outside the political fray here in Ireland – but why so, asks Larry Donnelly.
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Feb 3rd 2013, 7:30 PM
# usa 2012
He's her man: First Lady praises husband Barack Obama during prime-time speech
The self-described “mom in chief” didn’t play dirty, not mentioning rival Mitt Romney once. Others at the DNC weren’t so kind.
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Sep 5th 2012, 7:47 AM
# France
Controversial Carla Bruni statue erected in Paris
But figure modelled on France’s former first lady hasn’t been put in public – as was the original plan.
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Aug 2nd 2012, 1:51 PM
# First Lady
Michelle Obama shares husband's Irish roots
Part of Michelle Obama’s ancestry has been traced back to Irish immigrants.
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Jun 18th 2012, 12:03 PM
# go mo
Michelle Obama joins Pinterest; shows Barack skimming stones
Candid moments in the US First Couple’s life revealed on online pinboard – just in time for presidential campaign time…
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Jun 13th 2012, 5:44 PM
# First garden
Michelle Obama's first book dishes the dirt... on her garden
The US first lady’s new book rakes through the intricacies of the White House kitchen garden.
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May 29th 2012, 3:52 PM
# pic of the day
Awkward Moment of the Day
Would you wear this to the White House?
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Feb 16th 2012, 4:09 PM
# US 2012
Clinton hints at plans to step down - even if Obama wins
After 20 years on the “high wire of American politics”, Hillary Clinton says she’d like to find out just how tired she really is.
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Jan 26th 2012, 6:49 PM
# First Lady
Slideshow: 6 things you didn't know about Michelle Obama
A new book lifts the lid on the First Lady’s life inside the White House…
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Jan 9th 2012, 11:05 AM
# Let's Move!
Michelle Obama sets world record... for star-jumps
The First Lady helps to shatter the previous world record for the most people performing jumping jacks in a 24-hour window.
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Dec 12th 2011, 3:48 PM
# Prénom
France's first lady has a baby girl...but what should she call her?
Four men and a little lady…France’s first couple already have four sons from previous marriages so we ask what should they call their first baby girl? It’s a necessary poll.
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Oct 20th 2011, 1:57 PM
# Moneygall
Michelle Obama feels "connection" with Moneygall
The First Lady spoke of what she experienced during her family’s visit to Moneygall in May.
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Jun 28th 2011, 12:26 PM
# Obama
Wheels down: Obama arrives for 24-hour flying visit
Air Force One touches down at 9:28am, carrying Barack and Michelle Obama to Ireland ahead of a trip to the Áras.
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May 23rd 2011, 9:49 AM