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Former first lady Michelle Obama hugs former President George W. Bush during the dedication ceremony for the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016. (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Former first lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that ex-President George W. Bush has become her “partner in crime” after years of sitting together at official events.

“President Bush and I are forever seatmates because of protocol – that’s how we sit at all the official fun

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The United States Navy promoted Michelle Howard from vice admiral to admiral Monday, making Howard the first female in the Navy’s 236-year history to hold the rank of four star admiral.

Along with her new rank and four star shoulder bars, Howard will also take on the post of Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the second highest position in the Navy.

Howard, no stranger to making history, was the first black woman to command a Navy ship.

Howard was promoted to her new rank during a ceremony held

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Destiny’s Child, the R&B women’s group from the early 2000s, disbanded in 2005, but not before leaving behind a legion of peppy dance tunes and many songs that made their way to the top of the charts. Even though they were greatly recognized by secular listeners, in some cases, such as their single “Survivor,” the ladies even affirmed their Christian beliefs in the lyrics.

Upon their dissolution, the three ladies that made up the group went their separate ways and pursued their independent

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U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (R) hold hands with daughters Malia (L) and Sasha as they walk from the White House to St. John’s Church for Sunday services, in Washington, October 27, 2013. (CREDIT: REUTERS/MIKE THEILER)

President Barack Obama and wife Michelle both worked minimum-wage jobs before they got law degrees: a character-building experience they said they also want their teenage daughters to share.

The president scooped ice cream at Baskin-Robbins,

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Visitors take photos outside Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey are joining First Lady Michelle Obama at a weekend memorial service for poet and author Maya Angelou at Wait Chapel. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

In a moving tribute to Maya Angelou on Saturday former President Bill Clinton said that her greatest gift during her action-packed lifetime was paying attention to life around her and sharing it

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US First Lady Michelle Obama smiles as President Barack Obama talks to members of the military and their families during a Christmas dinner in Anderson Hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on December 25, 2013. (Credit: AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD, Getty)

US First Lady Michelle Obama smiles as President Barack Obama talks to members of the military and their families during a Christmas dinner in Anderson Hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on December 25, 2013. (Credit: AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD, Getty)

Michelle Obama’s not just embracing her half-century milestone, she’s relishing it.

Describing herself as “50 and fabulous,” the “Let’s Move” creator is getting ready to move herself on Saturday — as in show off some dance move

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a-the-first-lady-of-the-united-states-michelle-obama-visits-bet-106-and-park-the-jasmine-brand.jpg?w=786&h=523First Lady Michelle Obama was a part of another hard-hitting interview on BET Tuesday night where she talked up her husband and took questions from the audience and world-renowned journalist Bow Wow.
Mrs. Obama told the audience that she believes her husband "has got swag."  She also said that the President "sings all the time."
The full exchange is available below:
MRS. OBAMA: Question number two: On a scale of 1 to 10, how awesome was it when the President started singing "Let's Stay Togethe
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First lady Michelle Obama (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greet people while visiting section 60 at Arlington Cemetery, May 27, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)
First lady Michelle Obama experienced a rare face-to-face encounter with a protester late Tuesday - approaching the activist and threatening to leave a fundraiser if the person did not stop interrupting her speech.
Obama was addressing a Democratic Party fundraiser in a private Kalorama
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The Commander-in-Chief addressed the new grads of Morehouse College, and the FLOTUS delivered her remarks to the students and families of Bowie State University.
While both Obamas made extraordinary points, Michelle was spot on about education issues that affect African Americans and Barack stressed the importance of giving
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