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Adviser: Michelle Obama's focus is on daughters

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A co-chair of President-elect Obama's transition team says Michelle Obama as first lady will be focused on her two daughters and has no interest in having a seat at her husband's decision-making table.

Valerie Jarrett says Michelle Obama first will get her daughters — 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha — settling into their new life at the White House. Jarrett says Michelle Obama wants to get to work helping women juggle a career and motherhood.

She's also interested in helping military spouses and promoting volunteerism.

But Jarrett says having a seat at the table and being "a co-president" is not something Michelle Obama is interested in.

Jarrett spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press."

The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck must be confused as to who is actually running for office, because she's evidently out campaigning for Cindy McCain.

Not only is Hasselbeck singing the praises of Cindy, she's also bashing Michelle Obama.

Using her time with the two potential First Ladies in "The View" make-up room, Elisabeth made this comparison:

"Cindy came into our hair and make-up room fresh as can be. And unlike another wife of a political candidate who shall remain nameless, she didn't come with a list of topics that we weren't allowed to touch. Nope. That's because she has nothing to hide."

When you need a promising prospective of a candidate's wife and what make-up is perfect for a First Lady, then we'll ask Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Until then, she should probably just keep talking about Target sales and baby clothes.

After being silenced by Rosie O'Donnell for nearly a season, the Hasselbitch is back again! Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, ..Michelle attended Chicago public schools, then Princeton. She studied sociology and African American studies, graduated in the class of 1985, and earned admission to Harvard Law School. When she returned to Chicago in 1988, she joined the law firm Sidley & Austin. .

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Since 1996, Michelle has worked for the University of Chicago. As associate dean of student services, she developed the university's first community service program. Later, she became the vice president of community and external affairs for the University of Chicago Medical Center. Under Michelle's leadership, volunteering skyrocketed, both in the hospital and the community. Hospital employees serving in the community increased nearly fivefold, while community members volunteering in the hospital nearly quadrupled.

A Message from Michelle ObaMichelle Obama spoke on the first night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 25. She described Barack as a family man and herself as a daughter, sister, wife and mother no different from many women; she also spoke about the backgrounds that she and her husband came from. Obama said both she and her husband believed "that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond, and you do what you say you're going to do, that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them."[52] She also emphasized her love of country, in response to criticism for her previous statements about feeling proud of her country for the first time.[53] Her daughters joined her on the stage after the speech and greeted their father, who appeared on the overhead video screen.[52][53][54][55]

Haven't the Obamas done well these past few weeks? Just on Friday I heard a presenter on Fox "News" admit, with pain palpable, that it was "guaranteed" Barack would be "at least 10 points up" in the polls. On Fox News!

But accolades from rightwing propagandists are nothing compared with this. Kate Moss is over; Sienna who? The UK high street has decreed that this season's fashion icon is none other than ... Michelle Obama. Sort of.

It's not so much Obama who has prompted such adulation, but a very specific dress of hers: the purple shift she wore in Minnesota in June when her husband clinched the Democratic nomination and she, famously, did the fist-bump with him.

Now, it is no exaggeration to say that this dress caused near hysteria among the fash pack: it prompted the New York Times to write an adoring piece about her wardrobe under the headline "She Dresses to Win". The paper ruminated that the colour was "symbolically rich, even if its message may have been so subtle as to be subliminal".

Symbolism, schmymbolism; that colour looked hot on her, something the high street noted, too. Purple has long been neglected and Obama reminded the world just how flattering it can be. Now everyone's suddenly got a bit of regal Michelle purple (which is very different from Ribena purple). Reiss, for example, has tricked out a gorgeous strapless evening dress in the shade.

But let's face it, it was really about the dress as a whole. For those who can't afford the $900 version by Maria Pinto, as worn by Obama, there are many other options. Benetton has a similar one in wool for £41.90, while Banana Republic's version goes for £85. The best is probably from Whistles, in the first collection by Jane Shepherdson, former saviour of Topshop, for £175