Its official, we now have a First Dog!  Senator Ted Kennedy has donated a six-month-old Portuguese water dog that Sasha and Malia have named Bo.  The girls chose the dogs name as a tribute to Michelle’s father who was nicknamed Diddley, a reference to the singer Bo Diddley.

So now that the top-secret dog search is over and President Obama has fulfilled his campaign promise to the girls, are the Obama’s looking better than ever in the White House?

It’s another cover for the First Family! Both Michelle and her mom, Marian Robinson, are featured on Essence magazine’s Mothers Day cover.   It’s a good look for the magazine and a great look for Black mother/daughter relationships in America.

While Michelle says she wouldn’t be able to do half of the things she does if her mom weren’t around to help with the girls, Sasha and Malia, it’s her mother’s comments about the First Lady that touch a soft spot.  On her daughter, Mrs. Robinson states, “Michelle has always been Michelle. And she has always accomplished whatever it was she set out to accomplish, I have always looked up to Michelle because she has been able to do things that I couldn’t do emotionally, psychologically or physically. I think she is amazing.”

It’s not only good to see a positive relationship between a mother and daughter; it’s also good to see the possibilities of what a family who works together can achieve.  Their relationship is a great example for Black families who may be struggling and have lost sight of dreams coming true if they keep at it.

Marian and Michelle’s relationship is another strong Black symbol and its impact could spill over into Black families everywhere.

What do you think?  Do these two make you want to have a better relationship with your family?  Tell us here.

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Always be on your best behavior because you never know when the President will make a special appearance. That’s the lesson the press and world learned when, after leaving Turkey and closing out an eight-day world tour; President Obama made an unscheduled trip to Iraq.

The President spoke before US troops, thanking them for their service and reminding them that the next 18 months would be a difficult but necessary transition.  Obama also emphasized the work that he’s been doing to ensure that veterans are well taken care of upon their return home. 
The crowd of soldiers cheered and each reached to shake hands with the President.  It seems that the President is aware that sometimes it’s the little things in life that keep people going.

The detour to Iraq is his first as President, but Obama has been switching the game up since he took office.  It seems to be a good recipe to keep people fresh and alert—you never know when the boss will stroll through.

What do you think about the Presidents detour?  Tell us here.Video courtesty of cnn.com

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While speaking at a packed town hall meeting in Strasbourg, France, President Obama was asked whether he regretted running for America’s top job.  Obama spoke candidly with the crowd about the demands, frustrations and lack of privacy from holding such a position but ended with a call to the youth to live a life serving others.  The President stated that it is better to look back and say, “I made a difference.”

Today, at roughly 11:30 am (ET), the most powerful man in the world will be logging on to answer YOUR questions.

No, not Diddy. We’re talking about President Barack Obama — the most plugged-in president ever — will be answering questions about the economy LIVE at whitehouse.gov/openforquestions, where at last count, there are over 100,000 questions already.

If you saw his prime-time press conference earlier this week, Pres. Obama has a soft spot for the little people like you and I. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a president take a question from Ebony Magazine? How about never?

This seems to be just one more example of how Obama is changing the face of the presidency — not to mention staying in touch with the millions of young folks who helped put him in office by hitting up his website.

The time to submit questions is basically over, but if you could submit a question for the President of the United States, what would it be?

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