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First lady Michelle Obama continued her campaign to get kids moving by jumping rope yesterday as she launched the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition — with the new emphasis on nutrition — at Columbia Heights Educational Campus in … Continue reading
Curing breast cancer was the topic, burgers and ice cream sundaes on the menu, and lots of pink the attire for a backyard cookout at Joe and Jill Biden’s Washington, D.C. digs — i.e., the Vice President’s residence — on … Continue reading
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Last week, we featured an early Mother’s Day interview and cover story with Michelle Obama. This weekend, it’s Sarah Palin. A lot of readers feel very strongly about both issues — they object to the order, and they disapprove of … Continue reading
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After 18 months in the White House, Americans have gotten a pretty good idea of what kind of first lady Michelle Obama is. She’s into organic gardening, wants to teach America’s kids to be healthy, and looks great in sleeveless … Continue reading
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Just as Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, was writing a story for us about how they were coping with their son Beau’s deployment in Iraq, a glorious thing happened: He came home. Jill did what any responsible … Continue reading
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Today’s rare September Supreme Court hearing on campaign finance and free speech marked the debut of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and our Jon Tollestrup was in the court room. While Sotomayor chimed into the questioning on two different occasions during the … Continue reading
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Can you believe it has been 25 years since the hilarious movie This Is Spinal Tap was released? The three now-aging rockers Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — all of whom have had big careers since — have … Continue reading
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Forget Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, the country singers who went to the White House last night as part of Michelle Obama's planned music series. The surprise of the night was the first lady's new do. Shorter, fresher, flattering. She … Continue reading
I caught up today with Neil Bush, the chairman of the board of the Points of Light Institute and the son of former president George H.W. Bush. He told me that he deeply admires the personal commitment to service that … Continue reading
Among the Hollywood types here in San Francisco for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service is actress Kerry Washington, who could not talk more passionately about her work with L’Oreal Paris’ charitable arm and the inspiration the president and … Continue reading
I'm inside a chilly, dark convention hall where in about 90 minutes Michelle Obama will address this national gathering on volunteering and service. The lines to get in are outside and around the block, there are Secret Service agents everywhere … Continue reading
Monday morning greetings from San Francisco, the site of the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering & Service from which I'll be blogging much of this week. The conference opens today with first lady Michelle Obama, who will launch the president's … Continue reading
First Lady Michelle Obama has been making a splash on the international stage, but here in Washington, D.C. she's been an active community member who has invited D.C. school children to help plant a garden, visited schools to read to … Continue reading
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Saturday night is the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner here in Washington, also known as the Press Prom, where various news and information organizations try to outdo each other by inviting the biggest name celebrities they can get, most … Continue reading
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The White House Easter Egg Roll was all about promoting physical fitness and health, a message First Lady Michelle Obama wants to get across to the nation….Bravo to Jennifer Garner for joining Save The Children's U.S. Programs as an Artist … Continue reading
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I'm already mad about First Dog Bo, and not only because I have a serious case of puppy fever and he's incredibly cute. I'm an unabashed dog lover and the owner of a beautiful blonde cockapoo named Cassie who, like … Continue reading
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You have to love first lady Michelle Obama, who fed the homeless yesterday, in a Washington, D.C. shelter. The lady walks the talk. She also swings. The White House has a bowling alley, movie theater, swimming pool and a zillion … Continue reading
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My in box was full Monday of emails from readers of my Who’s News magazine column calling me out on an item about Caroline Kennedy on last weekend’s page. I meant to answer two questions, one about the state of … Continue reading
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Washington’s post-inaugural conversations today are all about: a) whether you went to the mall for the swearing-in; b) if you did, whether you got caught in the security glitches and were not allowed into your colored section; c) whether you … Continue reading
It’s an historic, VIP-filled day in downtown Washington, D.C., but it feels like Christmas in other parts of the city. I’m in the northwest section of the city about five miles from the parade route and there is no traffic, … Continue reading
