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Pioneering Los Angeles Times Writer Dies

AP | Posted 03.21.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Dorothy Townsend, the first female staff writer for the Los Angeles Times' city section and the lone woman on a team of dozens of repor...

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When First Ladies Dance: From Michelle Obama's Dougie to Jackie Kennedy's Twist to Betty Ford's Bump

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 07.09.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Michelle Obama is hardly the first to enjoy gliding over the waxed parquet on the wide, open East Room floor. Her "Dougie" is but the latest link in a history of popular American dance within first lady history.

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Michelle Obama Makes First Lady History... and What Was She Wearing?

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

It was a gray dress. Enough said. Credit/Getty Images More vital to the long-term interests of the nation than the clothes she wore one particular...

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What Do Sarah Palin and Marie Antoinette Have in Common?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

They both said: "Let them eat cake!" Somewhere in the Constitution, Sarah Palin has found the "God-given" right to be obese.

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First Ladies In College (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the release of Laura Bush's book next month and emerging details of her life as a young adult, we wondered what other first ladies were like in c...

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Liz Carpenter Dies: Lady Bird Press Secretary, Former Journalist Dead At 89

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas — Liz Carpenter, an author and former press secretary to first lady Lady Bird Johnson, died Saturday at an Austin hospital after c...

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First Ladies And Their Causes: A Brief History

Posted 05.25.2011

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Being first lady often comes with the responsibility of picking an official White House cause to promote while one's husband is president. For Mic...

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In 1963, A First State Dinner For The Record Books

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meathead

LBJ's first state dinner was a barbecue in Texas for West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. No politician ever used the conviviality and informality of eating outdoors better than the 36th president.

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Lady Bird Johnson's Birthday: Her Life And Style In Pictures (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lady Bird Johnson, a former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Ly...

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When Will GOP Leaders Denounce the Pyromaniacs?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert S. McElvaine

The parallels between the hate speech of the early 1960s and today are numerous and disturbing. But there are also important differences. So, where does the Republican leadership stand on playing with matches?

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Michelle Obama, First Ladies and African-American History

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

There were few powerful women in mid-19th century America who more vigorously pressed the case first for abolition and then for the education, housing, and welfare of freed African-American slaves than did Mrs. Lincoln.

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Tip #6 for Our 44th President: Listen to Your Mother-In-Law

Emily Main | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emily Main

In honor of these wise women, we've compiled a list of some of the nation's former First Ladies (and grandmothers and mothers-in-law) and their contributions to a better planet.

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Race at 150 mph? Sure.

Lea Lane | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lea Lane

When the opportunity came to partner with a race car driver around a grand-prix track at 150 miles an hour in a supercharged, ground-hugging, open to the elements hell-on-wheels speedster in Austin, Texas, I said "sure."

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