Read more Malia Obama stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32621/malia-obama.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:23:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73340/first-dad-spills-malias-73-on-science-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDuring a speech today on education, President Obama went off-script a bit to talk about how it figures into the lives of his kids, particularly elder daughter Malia. Saying that even the best “kids slack off,” he tells of the 11-year-old’s disappointment at scoring a 73 on recent science test....http://www.newser.com/story/73340/first-dad-spills-malias-73-on-science-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72476/michelle-wants-prez-to-lose-to-her-at-tennis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat's President Barack Obama's most annoying habit? Practicing his speeches for hours in front of the bathroom mirror? Talking too much foreign policy at the dinner table? No—First Lady Michelle Obama said last night it's his tennis game. When they play, the president usually wins. "He beats me quite...http://www.newser.com/story/72476/michelle-wants-prez-to-lose-to-her-at-tennis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 9:35:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72430/leibovitz-shoots-first-family.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew screen saver, anyone? The White House released a new Obama family portrait taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The First Family sat in the White House’s Green Room for the picture, at left.http://www.newser.com/story/72430/leibovitz-shoots-first-family.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 8:02:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72053/school-day-includes-obamas-teacher-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThird- and sixth-grade teachers at the private Sidwell Friends School knew Michelle Obama planned to attend today's scheduled parent-teacher conferences, but they weren't warned to expect her companion: President Obama. The first couple's trip to Sasha's Bethesda, Md., school and Malia's Washington classroom was low-key, for a presidential motorcade—the...http://www.newser.com/story/72053/school-day-includes-obamas-teacher-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 17:52:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71335/obama-im-surprised-and-deeply-humbled-by-nobel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA beaming President Obama says he's honored to win the Nobel Peace Prize but isn't sure he's done enough to earn it. Appearing in the Rose Garden today, Obama acknowledged he was "both surprised and deeply humbled" to win the award. He said he does not "view it as a...http://www.newser.com/story/71335/obama-im-surprised-and-deeply-humbled-by-nobel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 10:42:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69950/i-was-black-before-the-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's media blitz continues tonight on The Late Show With David Letterman, where he'll remind the host, "I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election." Snippets CBS released after this afternoon's taping reveal lighthearted moments and more serious stretches, as well as an...http://www.newser.com/story/69950/i-was-black-before-the-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 17:53:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67897/to-straighten-or-not-hair-politics-snags-black-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor black women, it's near impossible to choose a hairstyle without society weighing in. Chemical relaxers help straighten hair, but "you’re pegged as selling out," a black studies professor tells the New York Times . But go natural and "you’re seen as not practicing appropriate grooming practices." The issue may seem...http://www.newser.com/story/67897/to-straighten-or-not-hair-politics-snags-black-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 9:39:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66944/obamas-ride-wave-of-interest-in-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama family will visit Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon this weekend, doing their part to add to this year's already-booming national parks attendance figures, USA Today reports. Yellowstone hit a record high of 900,500 visitors in July—up 11% from last year, and 6% over the 1995 record—...http://www.newser.com/story/66944/obamas-ride-wave-of-interest-in-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 15:42:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66737/white-house-wants-ad-with-obama-girls-pulled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA doctors' group wants to know why all schoolkids can't have what the Obama girls are having in their swank private school lunches, reports the Washington Post, and the White House wants the group to mind its own Ps and Qs. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted posters in...http://www.newser.com/story/66737/white-house-wants-ad-with-obama-girls-pulled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 12:53:02 CDT