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First Lady Michelle Obama debuts Thursday morning in her first official act when she speaks at a White House reception to mark the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Bill. Ledbetter’s case became a national cause for pay equity and Ledbetter and the first lady stumped together during the campaign. Obama has said she will have [read more]

The firefighter from Cleveland who got a six-month suspension for waving at President Obama during the Inaugural Parade while marching in his fife-and-drum-corps unit has resigned from the band. Drum Maj. John Coleman said when he looked over and saw the president waving, he couldn’t resist waving back — a violation of the unit leader’s [read more]

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, who has described herself as the “mom-in-chief,” is not happy about two new dolls on the market. Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha are the names of the dolls manufactured by Ty – the company that made billions from the Beanie Babies. Malia and Sasha are also the names of the [read more]

Via Gawker.com: Sorry, ladies: We’re told Jon Favreau, Barack Obama’s 27-year-old single speechwriter, now has a girlfriend. With ample clearance. Favreau used to have trouble convincing potential dates he actually had gainful employment, with Barack Obama. They just didn’t believe him, and wouldn’t give the poor kid the time of day out on the lonely [read more]

Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain will leave Bank of America, a company spokesman said Thursday, just months after he shepherded a deal between the two firms during the height of the financial crisis. Thain, who was set to oversee Bank of America’s investment banking and wealth management operations following Bank of America’s decision to [read more]

Michelle Obama wore a sparkling gold sheath dress with matching coat by designer Isabel Toledo on the day of her husband’s inauguration as president. Toledo, who just a few years ago unsuccessfully tried to infuse more modern style into the venerable Anne Klein label, is considered among the more avant-garde U.S. designers. Toledo is a [read more]

The mayor of Portland admits lying about his relationship with a teenager, but Sam Adams insists that the former intern was an adult when their relationship turned physical, Willamette Week reports. “Adams first met Beau Breedlove when Breedlove was a 17-year-old aide at the Oregon Legislature,” Portland Tribune says. “Adams said Breedlove was 18, the [read more]

Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s wife said Monday that he had a pick of two jobs in the Obama administration, a slip that Biden immediately tried to shush and that his spokeswoman later disputed. Jill Biden’s comment came during an appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on the eve of the inauguration. “Joe had the choice [read more]