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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 16, 2011

  Honolulu has a sunny and warm forecast for today and tomorrow — a predicted high of 82 degrees F. No wonder the First Lady wants to ditch the cold of DC and is leaving without POTUS on the family vacation in Hawaii. So what if the separate flight and FLOTUS entourage will cost taxpayers [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 6, 2011

Yuletide memory lane photo roundup… a wintry blast from the past of some previous White House Christmases and previous First Families.                           I love this one. H/t to Pirates Cove.   And this one…

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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 30, 2011

  The turnover of FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s personal staff is high. How high is it? Much higher than that of other First Ladies. From Politico, Spotlight takes toll on first lady’s staff: Less than three years into the job, first lady Michelle Obama is on her third chief of staff and third social secretary. She [...]

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