Barack Obama Family

Charles Payne, Barack Obama's Great-Uncle, Attends D-Day Celebrations (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Charles Payne is Barack Obama's great-uncle. He's the brother of Obama's grandmother "Toot," the woman who raised Obama and died one day before he was...

Obamas Return From Second Trip To Camp David (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


The Obamas returned to Camp David this weekend for their second trip to the presidential retreat. The getaway was short; the family left on Satur...

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.

How a Family's Divorce Impacted Obama and Other Presidents

Jill Brooke | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living


Jill Brooke

As a child of divorce, Obama is more likely to be sensitive to policies that protect children and more likely to make family health care coverage a priority, since many divorced women lose their coverage.

Obama's Daughter On Inaugural Speech: "It Better Be Good"

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


As the final preparations are made for his historic Inauguration on Tuesday, pressure is mounting for President-elect Barack Obama-- including from hi...

Obama's Grandfather Imprisoned, Tortured By British, Relatives Say

Huffington Post | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama's paternal grandfather was brutally tortured by the British during Kenya's Mau Mau uprising, according to Obama's Kenyan ...

Obama Attends Daughter's Soccer Game At UIC

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago


Barack Obama returned to Chicago on Friday night, where he worked out and then headed to a soccer game where daughter Malia was playing. Here's the po...

Obama Talks Family And Fatherhood With Men's Health

Huffington Post/Men's Health | Posted 11.16.2008 | Style


Obama will appear on the cover of the Men's Health November issue, which hits newsstands October 21st. In the interview he opened up about fatherhood,...

People Interview: Obama Family Rules

AP | WILL LESTER | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The rules in the Obama household for Malia and Sasha are clear-cut: _"No whining, arguing or annoying teasing," their mother, Mich...

Obama Reviews WALL-E

AP | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


SAN DIEGO — Add one more name to the list of famous Chicago movie critics. Barack Obama took his place aside Roger Ebert, Richard Roeper and th...

Obama and Ant Traps: the Feminist Candidate

Susan Neiman | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


Susan Neiman

Feminists who see Obama as just another guy need to look closer. His family is what the best of modern middle America is trying to be -- and they acknowledge that they're still trying to figure it all out too.

Watch Out For 18 Million Pieces of Falling Shattered Glass!

Maegan Carberry | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


Maegan Carberry

The end of Hillary Clinton's candidacy proved that a woman can be just as sneaky and misleading and desperate as a male politician faced with failure and the implosion of a chance at power.

Dreams From His Mother

Linda Keenan | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics


Linda Keenan

While Obama's mother's personal choices surely cost her children some measure of stability, she also gave them a powerful model for idealism and feminism in action.

John McCain and Barack Obama -- America's First Campaign Where Divorce May Be a Good Experience for Leadership Skills

Jill Brooke | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics


Jill Brooke

Being in a divorced household is like living in two countries, with two different sets of traditions, rules and expectations. Brokering peace becomes a necessity. And some do it better than others.

Obama Wraps Up Vacation: "Just Trying To Be Left Alone"

CNN | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics


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Obama: My Wife, Michelle Obama, Has A Crush On Stevie Wonder

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Barack Obama says his two daughters are fans of Hannah Montana and Beyonce, but think anything to do with Britney Spears and Paris ...

What Made Today's Presidential Candidates: New York Times Publishes Revealing, In-depth Profiles

New York Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


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