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First Lady Asks Food Companies To Get Going On Healthy Products According to Reuters, First Lady Michelle Obama wants U.S. food manufacturers to put more effort into producing more health-friendly foods. The first lady would like for the industry to re-package foods to make healthier snacks and ideal choice for kids, while President Obama promotes initiatives against childhood obesity. ...

Michelle Obama Travels To Mexico According to Essence, First Lady Michelle Obama will be traveling to Mexico next month for her first solo official tip overseas since President Obama took office. She will visit Mexico city to build on a meeting she had with Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala de Calderon in February focusing on "education and economic advancement of both countries." ...

First lady donates gown
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:00
First lady Michelle Obama donates her inaugural gown to the Smithso ...

Michelle Obama's Inaugural Gown Donated To Smithsonian According to The Associated Press, Michelle Obama, keeping with White House tradition, announced her donation of the gown she wore during the presidential inauguration to the Smithsonian today. The gown, designed by Jason Wu, will be featured in the institute's gallery for first lady's dating back to Mamie Eisenhower. ...

CEO fired for racist email
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:08
A public relations specialist lost his job over an e-mail likening ...

Michelle Obama To Give Nation's Governers A Pep Talk According to USA Today, introducing her new campaign against childhood obesity, First lady Michelle Obama is set to speak in front of the nation's governors on Saturday. The campaign is was dubbed " ...

First lady weighs in on Sarah Palin
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 17:45
First lady Michelle Obama talks about Sarah Palin and healthcare on ...

Obama on childhood obesity
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:07
President Obama signed a memorandum earlier Tuesday morning establi ...

First Lady Launches Obesity Fight First lady Michelle Obama kicked off a nationwide campaign today to fight childhood obesitythe Associated Press reports. The "Let's Move" campaign is desigend to encourage more physical activity for children, healthier food in schools and more accurate food labeling. Some of her initiatives, such as tax breaks for grocery stores to move into poorly served communities, will require ...

Michelle Obama Says She Understands Criticism of Her Husband First Lady Michelle Obama says being criticized is part of the president’s job, and she understands why her husband has been on the receiving end, according to an Associated Press report. In an interview on NBC’s “Today” show, the first lady said th ...