First lady gets ready to take centre stage

Following her recent high-profile campaign blitz during the midterm elections, talk of Michelle Obama running for the US Senate is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill, writes Bette Browne

Could Michelle Obama follow the trail blazed by Hillary Clinton and run for the US Senate? The talk in Washington is that Clinton may not be the only one pondering a momentous political decision.

The idea has been floated before and rejected at the time by the US first family but now it’s emerged again and is gathering steam.