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Michael Phelps In Good Company

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


Keith Thomson

According to a 2002 Time/CNN poll, 47% of Americans have smoked marijuana. Here's a list of famous users and advocates of the plant.

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

Emily Main | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


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.

Family Guys

Jerry Zezima | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living


Jerry Zezima

As for the kitchen, you might want to find out what's in your cabinets after you fill your Cabinet. Wives get miffed when their husbands don't know where things are.

First Ladies: Character to Caricature, Part One

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Scanning Michelle Obama's post-election coverage makes it seem that the importance of being First Lady is about sleeveless dresses and puppy breeds. It isn't.

Fashion Alert: Cruelty is so Last Season!

Anne Sullivan | Posted 02.22.2009 | Style


Anne Sullivan

Lynne Cheney had a big fur collar on the coat she wore to the inauguration. Figures, with a husband who shoots at living creatures as a hobby (and I don't just mean ducks).

Dear Laura Bush: Leave Us Laughing, Please

Patricia Martin | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Patricia Martin

Dear Laura Bush, You made it. It's over, finally. I can only imagine the relief you must feel as you stroll across the White House lawn and into the helicopter leaving the whole sorry eight years behind you.

The Inauguration: Greetings from the Mob

Alexander Trowbridge | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Alexander Trowbridge

In this historic inauguration, seating is so much on the mind. Some people arrived at the gates just as the last of the guests at the pre-inaugural balls stumbled back in the opposite direction.

The Obamas' Move-In Will Be A "Controlled Chaos"

New York Times | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG | Posted 02.19.2009 | Style


WASHINGTON -- The peaceful transfer of power that will take place at the Capitol on Inauguration Day is, to many, a miracle of American democracy. But...

Where Will George W. Bush Be Six Months From Today?

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


Matthew Filipowicz

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Bush Making Calls To World Leaders

AP | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — With just hours left in his presidency, President George W. Bush on Monday made a round of phone calls to more than a dozen leaders...

No Trucks Needed: Bushes Already Moved Out Of White House

CNN | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


On Inauguration day, there's one scene at the White House that won't be playing out exactly as it has during past transitions: the traditional moving ...

First Ladies Of The World (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 02.18.2009 | World


On Tuesday the United States will soon have a new first lady, Michelle Obama. Michelle has already captivated the nation with her intelligence, occasi...

Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

Are You There, Memory? It's Me, Author

Matt Mendelsohn | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media


Matt Mendelsohn

The Times called and I panicked a bit. All I can say now is that I have told the story verbally so many times over the years and then, along the way, internalized it as my own experience.

The Dope Astrology Predictions For 2010 (2009 Is Already Shot)

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 02.06.2009 | Entertainment


E. Jean Carroll

After the success of "The Gates" and "Waterfalls" Christo and Olafur Eliasson will collaborate on "The Waterfall Gates" causing a rash of drownings.

236.com: Laura Bush's Memoir: The Sexiest First Lady Book Since "It Takes A Village?"

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 02.05.2009 | Media


Laura Bush has closed her book deal to write a memoir about her life and time in the White House. The First Lady was given a book deal before Presiden...

Laura Bush Memoir Deal Sealed With Scribner

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics


NEW YORK — First lady Laura Bush, among the most reserved and enigmatic public figures of recent times, will, at last, tell her story. How much...

A Challenge to Publishers: Say No to Gonzo

Andrew Foster Altschul | Posted 02.03.2009 | Media


Andrew Foster Altschul

But what if the answer to publishers' problems lies not in finding the right book to publish but in finding the right book not to publish?

George Bush Claims He "Kept Us Safe. "Really? Did History Begin on January 20, 2001?

Paul Abrams | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics


Paul Abrams

Bill Clinton kept us safe from al-Qaeda attacks on the US homeland for 95 months. He did not shred the Constitution to do it. Would Bush credit Clinton for protecting the country because of that record?

Laura Bush: My Husband's Not A Failure

AP | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — First lady Laura Bush says she disagrees with critics who say her husband's presidency was a failure. In an interview aired Sunday...

Bush Family Christmas Menu

Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics


President Bush and his family are headed to Camp David for the eighth straight year to celebrate Christmas. And since everyone likes to know what the ...

Washington Times: Bush & Cheney Secretly Decent Human Beings

David Quigg | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics


David Quigg

Monday's Washington Times offers a little taste of the brain poison we'd be forced to choke down every day from every newspaper if the government actually did control the media.

Bush Unveils Portrait Of Relaxed And Smiling President (VIDEO)

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


Scroll down for video WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush's two terms in office have been marked by wars, a global financial crisis, and a steady ...

Laura Bush: I Don't Remember How To Cook

AP | Posted 01.19.2009 | Style


WASHINGTON — First lady Laura Bush said Thursday that her husband, President George W. Bush, teases her about her cooking because she hasn't ban...

The Painfully Unwatchable White House Christmas Video

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

2008-12-16-bushbarney.jpg The blend of shock, incredulity, and stomach cramps I felt when I watched the first 30 seconds of the Barney Christmas video I will not soon forget.