Barack Obama and Michelle met up with CBS' Steve Kroft on "60 Minutes" this evening. Obama was well-spoken, characteristically cryptic, and seemed to be whistling a different tune than we heard from him on the trail.

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Obama-Clinton soap opera takes new turn

By AMIE PARNES & GLENN THRUSH 

POLITICO - Michelle Obama wasn’t always an admirer of Hillary Clinton, but last Wednesday the soon-to-be first lady dialed up the former first lady for pointers on protecting her two young daughters from the media maelstrom of the White House.

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Michelle Obama’s Startling Tirade

Barack Obama’s Elitist Snack

From the NY Post:

Though he's battling GOP accusations that he's an Ivy League elitist, Barack Obama has a lifestyle of the rich and famous, like TV show host Robin Leach, who always signed off, "Champagne wishes and caviar dreams!" While he was at a meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Michelle Obama called room service and ordered lobster hors d'oeuvres, two whole steamed lobsters, Iranian caviar and champagne, a tipster told Page Six.

Obama Campaign Says Michelle Obama ‘Interview’ on ‘African Press’ Website is 100% Bogus

By Jake Tapper

The conservative blogs are all atwitter about a bizarre interview allegedly with Michelle Obama on a website called "African Press International."

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Will MSM Investigate Alleged Angry Phone Call by Michelle Obama to African Press International?

By P.J. Gladnick

NEWSBUSTERS - So far this story about Michelle Obama's temper tantrum when she called African Press International (API) hasn't been reported by the mainstream media but it is a very hot topic in the Blogosphere. Your humble correspondent checked on the credentials of API and it has been in existence for a little over two years and has filed numerous stories in that period. Additionally, this story has been posted at World Net Daily. If the MSM wants to verify this story they can contact API directly to investigate its veracity. Perhaps they don't want to check out this story because Michelle Obama comes off with an extreme case of bad temper. This API article starts out with Michelle article making accusations of disloyalty against that organization in a phone call (emphasis mine):

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Barack Obama’s Secret Girlfriend

By Mitch Marconi

Is the lovable charismatic Barack Obama hiding the fact that he has a girlfriend? Or is he the victim of the 'Bradley Effect?' Rumors are swarming that Obama has committed adultery on Michelle Obama with a woman by the name Vera Baker.

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Michelle Obama: White racists are trying to stop Barack Obama from being President.

From API 

Shocking development: Mrs Obama decides enough is enough: “My husband was born in Hawaii and adopted by his step father, does that make him unpatriotic; she asks”, on a direct telephone to API. Posted by africanpress on October 15, 2008

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Obama is hit by ‘affair’ smears following claims that attractive aide was banned by his wife

By Sharon Churcher

Barack Obama is the target of a shadowy smear campaign designed to derail his bid for the US Presidency by falsely claiming he had a close friendship with an attractive African-American female employee.
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Obama and Michelle Have Plans For You

By Paul Zannucci 

Author and fellow blogger, Michael Zak, reminded me about an interesting statement made by Michelle Obama last February at UCLA:

Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your divisions. That you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones. That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed.

Normally, one wouldn’t go too far with such a statement, thinking it typical, if a little bit creepy, political rhetoric.  When considered against the background of Obama’s “Public Service” plans, however, the unease builds substantially.

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