With a little help from the world's most famous green frog, US President Barack Obama and the first family Thursday lit up the national Christmas tree in the heart of the capital city.

With a little help from the world's most famous green frog, US President Barack Obama and the first family Thursday lit up the national Christmas tree in the heart of the capital city.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his family lit a new National Christmas Tree on Thursday evening as they attended a festive holiday concert.

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Such resistance defined the life of Mrs. Mitterrand, widow of France's first Socialist president, Francois Mitterrand.

(Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday helped launched a new arts program to pick five student poets from high schools who will spend one year promoting poetry through readings, workshops and other activities.

Meghan McCain and Chelsea Clinton, two gay allies, have joined MSNBC as paid contributors. ?Meghan McCain and Chelsea Clinton, two gay allies, have joined MSNBC as paid contributors. MSNBC announced Monday that McCain, daughter of Arizona Senator John McCain, had joined the network. The 27-year-old McCain has often appeared as a guest on MSNBC. Her first paid appearance will be on NOW with Alex Wagner. McCain described working at MSNBC as a ?unique opportunity to share my perspective as a Republican on a network I respect and have built a relationship with over the past two years.? The network announced last week that Clinton, daughter of former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, had come aboard as a special correspondent. Both women have publicly supported gay rights. In a 2009 op-ed published at The Daily Beast, McCain urged the Republican Party to broaden its appeal to include the LGBT community, arguing that its opposition to gay marriage leaves gay peop

The slate-blue crepe dress worn in 1933 by Eleanor Roosevelt at her husband's inauguration ball and Michelle Obama's white silk chiffon gown are among treasures on display at a new first ladies' exhibit in Washington.

Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal has agreed to consider an appeal against a decision to free the regime's former "First Lady" after she was deemed unfit for trial, a court statement said Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The daughter of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton will be a special correspondent for NBC, the network announced on Monday.

Chelsea Clinton, who remained largely out of the media glare while her parents were in the White House, is stepping into the television lights.

New plan to cut the fat of the military

Judge allows Sandusky visits from some grandchildren

Huntsman to quit Republican presidential race

Huntsman ends campaign, endorses Romney

Hollywood preps for Golden Globe party

US President Barack Obama congratulated France's Nicolas Sarkozy on the birth of his daughter on Thursday amid signs of a thaw between two leaders with a history of tense relations.

Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain, hit Obama, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney for opposing gay marriage. Meghan McCain, the daughter of Arizona Senator John McCain and a gay-friendly Republican, hit President Obama, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney for opposing gay marriage. The 27-year-old McCain appeared Wednesday on MSNBC and told host Thomas Roberts that she hopes GOP candidates back marriage equality. Referring to the NOH8 Campaign, a silent protest which raises funds for gay causes, including repeal of Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban, Thomas asked: ?You posed for the No on H8 Campaign, do you think that social issues have a place with the GOP frontrunners? Especially like Romney, who isn't backing federal marriage equality, same thing with Perry.? ?You know, I would hope so. I would really hope that any of these candidates would realize that gay marriage in this country is a civil rights issue and not a political one. Whether or not it's going to happen with th

The head of Gibson Guitar said Wednesday he favors tougher US laws to combat illegal logging, under three months after federal agents seized rare Indian ebony from its factories.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama passed his latest physical check-up with flying colors and is now "tobacco free," a medical report showed on Monday.