Lynn Sweet on 'Upfront with Tony Cox': Michelle Obama's Inaugural Year

Politics Daily columnist and Daily FLOTUS writer Lynn Sweet appeared on the "UpFront with Tony Cox" radio program on Saturday to discuss the visit that she and a small group of reporters had with Michelle Obama at the White House this week and what the First Lady had to say about her inaugural year.

DC: Michelle Obama New Hairdo (Photos) Rush Limbaugh & Haiti Comments

DC Buzz! Michelle Obama (pictured) has a new hairdo and she looks great. While the cut was the buzz in Washington, DC for the fashionistas, Rush Limbaugh, a conservative radio talk show host, has the politicos in town fired up and he has taken a lot of fire for comments that he made on Haiti after the tragic earthquake that has left so many hurting. Follow both items below.




First Lady Michelle Obama has a new hairdo. (Image: WENN)



One - First Lady Michelle Obama took measures for a bit of a style change with her hair with a two-inch snip and a slightly different look of a new hairdo and everyone noticed. She "tried to minimize the buzz her new do would set off by telling reporters earlier in the week that it was just "a little cut," unworthy of being newsworthy." Before and after pictures of Michelle's new do are here.





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Two - What about those comments from Rush Limbaugh about Haiti? Did the talk show host ask people not to donate? Limbaugh is still trying to re-explain what he meant when he said "We've already donated to Haiti - it's called the U.S. income tax," when a caller asked him about it on his show.



Rush says his words were twisted. Tim Morgan has the Limbaugh explanation here and despite the quote, on his website Limbaugh claims, "Rush Did Not Say "Don't Make Donations to Haiti."

Source:nationalledger.com/

Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman of 2009 - but Sarah Palin's not far behind: poll

Hillary Clinton (l.) narrowly took the title of most admired woman from Sarah Palin (c.), while First Lady Michelle Obama (r.) came in fourth, just behind Oprah Winfrey.





Hillary Clinton narrowly edged Sarah Palin as the woman Americans admired most in 2009, while President Obama is the landslide winner among men for the second consecutive year.

In the annual USA Today/Gallup poll, the secretary of state continues her reign as the most admired woman in the eyes of Americans, with 16% selecting her.

But -- you betcha -- the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee is thisclose to getting the top spot. This year, 15% of the survey respondents identified Palin as the woman they admire most on the globe.

Palin, who catapulted from virtual obscurity to the epicenter of national politics when John McCain selected her as his running mate, made her debut on the list last year.

In 2008, Palin also ranked second behind Clinton, with 11% of Americans mentioning her.

Clinton has been the survey's most admired women 14 times since 1993, spanning her career as first lady, New York senator and secretary of state.

The three times Clinton failed to win the top spot, she earned second place, behind Laura Bush in 2001 and Mother Teresa in 1995 and 1996.

This year, behind Clinton and Palin, talk show queen Oprah Winfrey came in third, with 8%, and First Lady Michelle Obama came in fourth, with 7%. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Queen Elizabeth II followed, with 2%.

Among the men, Obama was the clear favorite, with 30%. Last year, Obama won the top spot, with 32%, and both years' totals are among the highest Gallup has measured for a winner.

Former president George Bush's 39% in 2001, however, remains the all-time high for most admired man. Bush finished second again this year, after winning the honor from 2001-2007.

Others in the top 10 include, former South African President Nelson Mandela, radio and TV personality Glenn Beck, and Pope Benedict XVI. Beck came in 4th, with 2%, edging out the pope, who came in 5th.

Golf pro Tiger Woods tied former president Bill Clinton, both of whom have endured high-profile sex scandals, for 10th place.

This year is Woods' first time ranking in the survey's top 10, despite the sex scandal that has dominated international headlines since late November.

The telephone survey of 1,025 adults nationwide was conducted Dec. 11-13. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 points.


Source:nydailynews.com/