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From Elev8.com: First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign, Let’s Move is actively making positive strides with their mission to end childhood obesity.  The Partnership for a Healthier America recently announced an agreement with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation(HWCF). This partnership is a huge step towards reducing the child obesity epidemic in the United States.  Interim President and CEO […]

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The First Lady Michelle Obama debuted a new look for last night’s White House state dinner with the president of Mexico. Michelle wore a one-shoulder shimmery-blue gown by designer Peter Soronen and wore her hair in a curly up-do.

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From The Huffington Post: A second-grader stole the show today, even as U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon held a press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House. While the two Presidents spoke about the need for immigration reform and about concerns over Arizona’s harsh new law — without saying […]

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From the Daily Princetonian: Every spring, Princetonians return in droves for their 25th reunion, donning orange-and- black class jackets, to reunite with classmates, march in the P-Rade and sing “Old Nassau.” But the highest-profile member of the Class of 1985 — First Lady Michelle Obama — will not join her classmates. Katie McCormick Lelyveld, Obama’s […]

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From the New York Times: MEXICO CITY — Moved by their singing and dancing as well as their difficult lives, Michelle Obama hugged student after student at a Mexico City elementary school on Wednesday, offering individual hugs, small group hugs and mass embraces in which her towering frame was intertwined with a dozen or more […]

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From Newsone: First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to Haiti with Jill Biden today at 10:40 am. Here is the statement from the White House: First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are visiting Haiti to underscore to the Haitian people and the Haitian government the enduring U.S. commitment to help Haiti […]

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From the Chicago Tribune: WASHINGTON — Almost 50 years ago, a first lady seized Mexico City’s heart: the beautiful, chic, multilingual Jackie Kennedy, to whom Michelle Obama draws comparisons. Reporters judged her 1962 trip with President John F. Kennedy “a triumph.” It saw an estimated 1 million people line the route of their motorcade. It saw people leap […]

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The Commander-In-Chief and his wife will be making an appearance on an upcoming episode of Fox’s “American Idol.”

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Nickelodeon announced today that when the stars gather for Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards this Saturday, the First Lady will also be honored for her “Let’s Move” campaign to help cut down on childhood obesity.

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VIA: Washington Post Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on corporate food giants such as Coca-Cola, General Mills and Kraft Foods to step up efforts to produce more healthful food and then market that, rather than junk food, to children. Speaking at a meeting of the Grocery Manufacturers Association on Tuesday, Obama said she hopes to […]

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Our First Lady got a beautiful makeover this past weekend. Michelle Obama glammed it up when she gave music students a preview of the upcoming Governor’s Ball performances.

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Michelle Obama is by far one of the most stylish women in the world. What makes her style so appealing, though, is the accessibility of her look. She tackles the enormous role of First Lady with grace and poise that is both enviable and attainable. Mrs. Obama’s versatile looks do not exclude the everyday woman. […]