Monday, October 31, 2011

Today: First Lady Travels To New Orleans For Let's Move! Event; Houston Fundraisers Cancelled

In Louisiana, a focus on early childhood intervention...First Lady Michelle Obama will visit New Orleans today for an 11:00 AM Let's Move! event at the Royal Castle Child Development Center, the first nationally-accredited day care center in the city, which serves more than than 100 children. Mrs. Obama had two DNC fundraisers scheduled after in Houston, Texas, but the White House announced on Monday that these have been canceled.In...
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Fit For Duty: White House Releases Results Of President Obama's 2011 Medical Exam

President is "tobacco free" and "fit at fifty"...has improved cholesterol numbers since his last physical...The White House today released a report from President Obama's second periodic physical examination performed at the White House Medical Unit. The exam was performed last week by Dr. Jeffrey C. Kuhlman, a Navy captain and the Physician...
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First Lady Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of The White House Historical Association

Caroline Kennedy and members of other First Families attend reception... President Obama and First Lady Obama have made plenty of White House history since 2009, from creating new policy to making bricks-and-mortar changes to the most famous address in America (not least of which is Mrs. Obama's Kitchen Garden). Today, the First Lady hosted...
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Trancript: Press Briefing For President Obama's Trip To Cannes For G20 Summit

On Wednesday night, Nov. 2, President Obama leaves the White House to travel to Cannes, France to attend the G20 Summit. Below, the transcript of the briefing by Administration officials for members of the media. The Cannes G20 is the fifth G20 the President will have attended since taking office.THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary________________________________________________For Immediate Release ...
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"Dinner with Barack" Winners Dish On Their Date With President Obama

From The Liberty Tavern: Details on the Presidential table talk, the menu, the very bad dessert decision, and the guest who named his child "Maxwell Barack"...Update, Nov. 27: Campaign releases 5 new videos from the first "Dinner with Barack" The four citizens who won Obama for America's first "Dinner with Barack" contest dined with President...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

First Lady Says She "Confiscates" Daughters' Halloween Candy

Holiday treat indulgences should be time-limited, according to Mrs. Obama...First Lady Michelle Obama has an easy parental solution to ensure that daughters Malia, 13, and Sasha, 10, don't overdose on the tons of candy they gather when they go trick-or-treating for Halloween. It's swift and easy: Mrs. Obama "confiscates" the girls' treat...
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Michelle Obama Tweets About White House Halloween Party for Military Families

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a closed-to-press Halloween Party inside the White House on Saturday night for kids from military families. Mrs. Obama sent out a tweet on the Joining Forces account, and posted a photo of herself with a group of her young guests. It was the First Lady's second "official" tweet."Happy...
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

At President Obama's Request, Reese's Candy Added To White House Halloween Treat Bags

Anti-egging insurance: White House adds more candy to bags that contain Presidential M&Ms and cookies...His wife may be running a national healthy eating campaign, but President Obama wanted more candy in this year's White House Halloween treat bags. On national television, the President declared that "the White House is going to get...
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The Obamas Celebrate Halloween 2011 With Early White House Festivities--UPDATED, With Video

A rare Halloween snowstorm doesn't stop the President and First Lady's pumpkin-laden celebration with thousands of local trick-or-treaters...As a light snow fell on the White House, President Obama and First Lady Obama celebrated Halloween early this year, welcoming a couple thousand local kids for trick-or -treating under the orange-lit...
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