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Before Barack Obama: The young Michelle Obama

A new biography shows a family cramped into a tight bungalow, pinching pennies, enduring slights and slurs. "It was very disciplined," Michelle Obama recalls. Her big brother says he didn't realize they were poor until he went to college.

Before Barack Obama: The young Michelle Obama

Black Pastors Campaign Against Obama's Support of Gay Marriage

Black Pastors Campaign Against Obama's Support of Gay Marriage

HBO's 'Girls' shows the real side of sex and New York City

HBO's 'Girls' shows the real side of sex and New York City

Lena Dunham Represents Her Generation with 'Girls'

Lena Dunham Represents Her Generation with 'Girls'

Podcast: The US Government's Metaphor Program

Podcast: The US Government's Metaphor Program

President Obama to Visit Memphis

President Obama to Visit Memphis

'A Singular Woman:' President Obama's Mother

New York Times writer Janny Scott has written a new, comprehensive biography of Dunham called "A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother."

'A Singular Woman:' President Obama's Mother

Maya Soetero-Ng's 'Ladder to the Moon'

Maya Soetero-Ng's 'Ladder to the Moon'
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Character Witness: Craig Robinson

Craig Robinson, author of the book 'A Game of Character,' joins us from the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, where he coaches the men's basketball team.

Character Witness: Craig Robinson

White House Redecoration

The Obamas have announced their White House redecoration project, stirring some controversy in a place that is both a home and a museum.

White House Redecoration

Making history and governing America

The race for the White House has been an epic story -- a look at the prospects for the new Obama administration.

Making history and governing America