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LIVE STREAM: First Lady Unveils Childhood Obesity Initiative
17 hours ago ago from Michelle Obama Watch
Today First Lady Michelle Obama will unveil a nationwide campaign to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic at the White House. According to the White House Press Office, Mrs Obama will be joined by: Tiki Barber, NBC correspondent and former NFL football player, Dr. Judith Palfrey, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics Will Allen from Milwaukee, WI, who is a leader in the effort to bring fresh produce to inner cities and urban ...
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11 hours ago ago from POLITICAL DISGUST
At least someone is doing something in the White House As of this morning, President Barack Obama has signed a memo in order to establish a federal task force regarding the epidemic of childhood obesity. This has to be the best thing he's done since he moved into the White House, and his wife, First Lady Michelle, will be leading the campaign. According to the memorandum, an encouraging plan of optimal coordination among the federal ...
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7 hours ago ago from Kate Koza.
On of the three state parlors on the first floor of the White House, the Red Room is my favorite of all executive spaces. Jackie Kennedy was one of the more notable first ladies who dedicated design attention to the room. With help from French interior designer Stephane Boudin, she created an American Empire feel a theme reflected in some of the subtler touches like the convex Georgian mirror hanging from the wall. More recently, ...
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5 hours ago ago from My Legal Right
Good morning. President Barack Obama hugs retiring White House butler James Ramsey, as First Lady Michelle Obama looks on, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Jan. 25, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.
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12 hours ago ago from About.com Stay-at-Home Moms
"It's done, honey," The words President Barack Obama spoke after signing an executive order to fight childhood obesity kicked off first lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative . Members of the White House's new task force say one-third of American children are overweight or obese and 1 out of 10 kids between the ages of 2 and 5 are already obese. Photo Getty Images I sat in on a White House conference call shortly after ...
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Clinton trip announced via Twitter
9 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Clinton trip announced via Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a first for U.S. diplomacy, the State Department has used Twitter to announce an upcoming overseas trip by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Followers of the department's "Dipnote" Twitter feed were the first to get official word of Clinton's Feb. 13-16 trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia shortly before 1:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday. That was well before the formal announcement, which ...
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13 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama announced her "Let's Move!" initiative to fight childhood obesity, which will be her signature issue while in the White House and beyond. "Let's Move!" is about engaging, motivating, and providing simple tools to help kids eat better, become more active, and lead healthier lives. Just as importantly, the program strives to support working parents so they can encourage more physical family activities; aims to ...
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17 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
By Susan Davis Cabin Fever, Continued: Federal agencies in the Washington region are closed again today as the capital area continues digging out from the weekend blizzard and prepares for another storm that forecasters say could dump another 10-20 inches of snow. All Together Now: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will host a bipartisan, bicameral meeting with congressional leaders at the White House to talk about the ...
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13 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
Both the White House and congressional Republicans see opportunity in an upcoming bipartisan summit on health care, with the GOP given a chance to spotlight its ideas and President Barack Obama having a fresh chance to invigorate the languishing legislation. It's clear a major gulf remains between the parties. On Monday, Republicans rejected outright any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch. The White House reiterated it has ...
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3 hours ago ago from CNN Money
Senate jobs bill: What's missing By Tami Luhby , senior writer February 9, 2010: 9:14 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Senate Democrats' draft plan for job creation, circulated Tuesday, contains a couple of employment measures and a lot of leftover business. What's not included in the $85 billion draft legislation is additional funds for states or stimulus money for infrastructure, which Republicans have said they will not support. ...
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