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Michelle Obama highlights obesity progress in MS
February 27, 2013 3:54 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is highlighting Mississippi's progress toward reducing childhood obesity. At an appearance Wednesday to celebrate the third anniversary of her own effort against childhood obesity, the first lady said Mississippi is inspiring other states and communities across the country. She is citing new research... more » -
Obama: Privilege to use King's Bible in inaugural
January 21, 2013 9:05 PM
President Barack Obama says it was a privilege to take the oath of office using a Bible that had been owned by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Obama paused by a statue of King in the Capitol Rotunda after a luncheon hosted by members of Congress. He was accompanied... more » -
Michelle Obama delivers commencement speeches
May 13, 2012 8:35 AM
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - First Lady Michelle Obama says the example of the four North Carolina A&T State University students who started the sit-in movement for desegregation more than 50 years ago shows what young people can do to change the world. Obama was the commencement speaker Saturday at the... more » -
Obamas dine with supporters, contest winners
March 8, 2012 10:09 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are having dinner with three donors to his re-election campaign and guests who won a rare chance to have a private meal with the first couple. Obama's campaign is staging its third "Dinner with Barack" event at Boundary Road,... more » -
Suspect sought in fatal accident
February 16, 2012 7:42 PM
Colorado Springs Police are now looking for a suspect in a fatal accident that happened Monday. Michael Benton, 32, is wanted for his involvement in an accident that killed Mark Michelle. Police now believe he was driving a vehicle that crashed into another, smashing Michelle as he stood in... more » -
Michelle Obama pushes math and science at local school
April 14, 2011 12:33 PM
First Lady Michelle Obama, along with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, appeared at Fountain-Fort Carson High School this morning to push math and science for children of military personnel. It wasn't a typical appearance. Mrs. Obama became part of a mock game show, with questions... more » -
Michelle Obama tries to revive Democrats' spirits
October 15, 2010 8:13 AM
First lady Michelle Obama is trying to fire up downtrodden Democrats fearing big midterm losses by trying to recapture their excitement from two years ago. In her second day of a midterm campaign swing Thursday, the first lady stopped in suburban Denver to stump for Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet,... more » -
Girl tells First Lady her mom "doesn't have papers"
May 20, 2010 5:38 PM
A Department of Homeland Security official says federal immigration authorities are not pursuing the family of a Maryland girl who told first lady Michelle Obama that her mother "doesn't have papers." DHS spokesman Matt Chandler said in an e-mailed statement Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations "are based... more » -
Obama dog Bo has own Christmas stocking
December 11, 2009 12:28 PM
Bo, the White House dog, has his very own Christmas stocking. First lady Michelle Obama made the revelation in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Asked which members of the Obama family has a stocking, Mrs. Obama named President Barack Obama, herself, daughters Malia and Sasha and the family's... more » -
First lady to students: don't fret bad test scores
November 17, 2009 9:53 AM
First lady Michelle Obama doesn't put much stock in standardized tests. But she told high school students Monday the tests are "part of the system" and can't be avoided. Mrs. Obama was in Denver talking with high school students to highlight the importance of mentoring. She had lunch with... more » -
Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd
October 2, 2009 12:42 PM
Bewilderment and disappointment sum up the reaction in downtown Chicago to word that the Windy City won't be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. The crowd in Daley Center gasped, then stood in stunned silence after the International Olympic Committee eliminated Chicago in the first round of voting. The rejection came... more » -
Obamas make Olympic pitch in Denmark
October 2, 2009 8:13 AM
Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying a nation shaped by the people of the world "wants a chance to inspire it once more." The president and his wife, fellow Chicagoan Michelle Obama, put their... more »
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