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EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 25, 11:56 am ET
San Francisco - Google on Wednesday apologized for an offensive picture of US First Lady Michelle Obama that appeared on top of its image search results, and later removed it after initially saying that company policy prevented it from censoring the ...
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KFWB News 980 Los Angeles - Wed Nov 25, 10:42 am ET
The search engine giant is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site.
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GadgetCrave - Wed Nov 25, 4:02 am ET
In case you missed the hoopla–yes I said hoopla–a Google image search for first lady Michelle Obama delivers a rather disturbing, racist photo to the top of the page. In fact, it’s the very first photo. The photo in question, which provides an unfortunate rendering of Mrs. Obama crossed with some form of primate, hails [...]
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Eurweb - Wed Nov 25, 3:08 am ET
*Cue the controversy - Michelle Obama is about to kick up her shoe game with some thigh-high luxury boots from France.
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Gawker - Tue Nov 24, 11:58 pm ET
Yikes, we need a moment to wash our eyes with cool, clear water after looking at that thing . OK: Google is refusing to remove a picture of Michelle Obama Photoshopped to look like a monkey from...
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The Inquisitr - Tue Nov 24, 7:55 pm ET
Washington, DC (AHN) – Details of the first White House State Dinner of the Obama presidency were revealed today. Addressing journalists in the White House, Michelle Obama told reporters that the dinner is very important for her, saying, “I have been on the other side of these visits and dinners, as a guest in many countries,” [...]
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Mashable - Tue Nov 24, 7:16 pm ET
Search for Michelle Obama’s name via Google’s image search and you’ll likely find an image that has been characterized as a racist caricature of the first lady of the US in the top results. The image is offensive to many and while some are demanding it be removed, Google is holding firm and yet still apologizing. The Washington Post has uncovered a formal apology from Google in the form of an ad ...
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The Huffington Post - Tue Nov 24, 10:10 am ET
What's Your Reaction? Looks like First Lady Michelle Obama got the memo saying that bright colors are embraced by Indian culture. Mrs. Obama wore a bright orange suit designed by Isaac Mizrahi and dangly earrings. Gursharan Kaur, Prime Minister Singh's wife, wore a green sari.
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Search Engine Land - Mon Nov 23, 4:59 pm ET
Google is buying ads to explain why an offensive image of the First Lady is back in its index and ranking so highly on searches for Michelle Obama in Google Image Search.
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Search Engine Roundtable - Mon Nov 23, 3:47 pm ET
If you search on for [ Michelle Obama ] in Google Image Search you will see a racist and offensive image of the first lady. We first reported this image back in ten days ago and then gave Google a hard time for removing the Obama result . Well, the result is now back, hosted on a new site. But this time, Google bought a search ad explaining why the result is there and why Google cannot remove it ...
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The Huffington Post - Mon Nov 30, 9:15 am ET
No doubt about it, Michelle Obama's gown at last Tuesday night's state dinner was a hit: as of this morning 88.4% of Huffington Post readers loved it.
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New York Post - Tue Dec 1, 1:21 pm ET
President and Michelle Obama were angry after finding out a fame-hungry couple had crashed their first state dinner, White House spokseman Robert Gibbs said today. Interviewed on MSNBC, Gibbs said "it's safe to say he was angry. Michelle was angry." ...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 28, 5:04 pm ET
Oregon State gave the first fan something to cheer about. Seth Tarver scored 18 points and the Beavers beat George Washington 64-57 on Saturday, with President Barack Obama and his family watching from courtside in the half-full Smith Center. Brother-in-law Craig Robinson is the Oregon State coach, and the president brought along first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Nov 28, 4:11 pm ET
It was a family affair for President Barack Obama at the Oregon State-George Washington University basketball game Saturday. Brother-in-law Craig Robinson is the Oregon State coach. And the president brought along first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and mother-in-law Marian Robinson.
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Bluffton Today - Sun Nov 22, 9:10 am ET
Michelle Obama, Laura Bush staffs comparable in size By CAROL FADER A blog post by Chicago Sun- Times reporter Lynn Sweet listed the 16 staffers’ salaries and included six others who work for Michelle Obama. The Web site TheLastCrusade.org, run by former pastor Paul L.