Michelle Obama's conquest of Europe: LA Times

Quoted via LA Times:

French First Lady Carla Bruni with Michelle Obama in Strasbourg during the NATO summit. The press spilled a lot of ink comparing their fashion choices.(text skip)

In President Obama's first official visit overseas, he is preaching a new foreign policy, calling on Europeans to set aside negative feelings toward the U.S. in favor of an era of friendship and cooperation.

And Michelle Obama is unveiling her own policy of foreign engagement, one that blends a high-wattage celebrity with a message about self-reliance and personal possibility -- a story of special resonance on a continent where no minorities have risen to such prominence.

The president is asking the world to embrace a new regard for his country. The first lady appears to be trying to show them why they might want to. more