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How much of an allowance?
President Barack Obama has taken some flak online for giving his daughters only $1 a week in allowance. Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, weighs in with some tips on how much kids should get. (By the way, she agrees in her blog that the Dad in Chief, should cough up more). HOW MUCH TO PAY Bodnar says Sasha and Malia should receive weekly allowances equal to half...read more...// //Kids' letters to Obama
NEW YORK -- End war, forever. Make the planet greener. Please help my dad find work. Make it rain candy! Thousands of kids detailed their hopes and expectations for President Barack Obama in letters and drawings as part of a worldwide project, with 150 chosen for a free e-book being released on Presidents Day. Most had tall orders for the new guy in the White House. Anthony Pape, 10,...read more...// //Obama girls to go to Chelsea's alma mater
By LISA TOLIN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen a private school for their two daughters, opting for an institution that another White House child, Chelsea Clinton, attended a decade ago. Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, will be attending Sidwell Friends School, a private Quaker school with a campus in northwest Washington for grades 5-12 and another in suburban Bethesda,...read more...// //Women's vote hinges on family issues
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS AND BREANNE GILPATRICK, meklas@MiamiHerald.com TAMPA - As Sarah Palin traveled the crucial Interstate 4 beltway of Florida on Sunday, drawing thousands of supporters dressed in red, white, blue -- and pink -- she talked up the campaign's tax plan and energy policy, told supporters that she was hoping to come from behind like the Tampa Bay Rays, and lashed out at criticism of her...read more...// //Dad Obama: No more interviews for kids
WASHINGTON -- (AP) -- Don't expect to see more of Barack Obama's young daughters on television any time soon. The Democratic presidential candidate and his wife, Michelle, allowed the syndicated program Access Hollywood to interview their daughters, Malia and Sasha, as Malia celebrated her 10th birthday. The four-part interview began airing Tuesday. On Wednesday, Obama said he had...read more...// //Kids in the White House
By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Young Tad Lincoln herded goats into a White House sitting room. Quentin Roosevelt rammed his wagon into a historic painting. John Kennedy Jr. had to be scooped out of a hiding place in his father's desk. Amy Carter famously brought a book to a state dinner. And teenager Susan Ford, in a mini-revolt, dodged the Secret Service for a brief taste of...read more...Michelle Obama, working mom
By ANN SANNER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama on Friday drew from her experience as a working mother to emphasize the importance of fairness in the workplace and her support for family friendly policies. "It's time for the leaders of this country not only to champion these causes, but to fight for the issues every single day," Obama told about 1,000 people at the...read more...
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