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• Who Cares What She Wears?

  Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:48 PM By Melinda Henneberger
  
  I'll see you and raise you, Julia ; I don't give a rip how much Cindy's outfit cost. Of all the phony-spumoni windows into character, the gotcha of pointing out that presidential candidates and their spouses have done well in life, and thus have nice Read More...
  Filed under: '08 election, Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama, Ralph Nader

• String of Pearls

  Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 11:51 AM By Dahlia Lithwick
  
  And so begins the bride-off. Blech. Articles like this one pitting Michelle Obama against Cindy McCain, remind me of how gross the position of first lady can really be. The wives of the candidates are being evaluated for such important qualities as jeans-size, Read More...
  Filed under: Cindy McCain, first-ladies, Michelle Obama

• What Michelle Meant To Say ...

  Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:49 PM By Melinda Henneberger
  
  When I heard what Michelle Obama said , I thought uh-oh, classic Di Kinsley an gaffe: She said something true but unflattering, and thus a total no-no for someone in her position; that's why they call it impolitic. I also assumed she was talking about Read More...
  Filed under: '08 election, Barack Obama, Cindy McCain, Hillary Clinton, interrogation, Iraq war, John McCain, Michelle Obama, torture

• Color Me Nancy Reagan Red

  Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:15 PM By Dana Stevens
  
  Dahlia, you got that right : Putting prospective first ladies in red suits is a none-too-subtle code meant to evoke the administration that's currently back in nostalgic vogue. Nancy Reagan wore the color so often (usually in that same fire-engine shade Read More...
  Filed under: '08 election, campaign 2008, Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama, Nancy Reagan

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