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Michelle Obama boosts Reid in Reno and Las Vegas

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

RENO, Nev. — First Lady Michelle Obama promoted healthy lifestyles among women and children Tuesday in Nevada and tried to help breathe life into the re-election campaign of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, calling him "one of my favorite people in the world."

Food companies will remove 1.5 trillion calories

Monday, May 17th, 2010

WASHINGTON — Several of the nation's largest food companies say they will take 1.5 trillion calories out of their products by 2015 in an effort to reduce childhood obesity.

First lady extends her children’s agenda beyond US

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

MEXICO CITY — It's all about the children for Michelle Obama, and not just her own two growing girls.

Michelle Obama backs diversity on Supreme Court

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

WASHINGTON — US First Lady Michelle Obama Thursday said she favored diversity on the nation's top court, wading into risky political waters as her husband weighs his second pick to the bench.

First lady Michelle Obama wraps up Mexico visit

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

MEXICO CITY -- First lady Michelle Obama ended her first solo foreign trip by sitting down for a roundtable discussion with a dozen students, chosen by the U.S. Embassy, who have taken leadership roles in their community.

Michelle Obama visits quake-ravaged Haiti

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — First lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit Tuesday to the ruins of the Haitian capital, a high-profile reminder that hundreds of thousands of people remain in desperate straits three months after the devastating earthquake.

Michelle Obama donates ball gown to Smithsonian

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama said Tuesday that she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as first lady.

Michelle Obama thinks doubts about her have eased

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama wears blinders, of sorts. That helps her to see the real America. As the first lady put it in an interview Saturday, the people she's met and the causes she's taken up have put her in touch with a side of the country far removed from ...

Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign seeks to fight obesity in kids

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Do you love burgers and fries? What about ice cream and cake? If you answered "yes," you're not alone. First lady Michelle Obama admits to loving those not-the-best-for-you treats, too. But the president's wife is worried that many kids are eating too much unhealthy food and getting not enough exercise.

Michelle Obama talks to mayors about her initiative to combat childhood obesity

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Better eating habits, improved nutrition and a more physically fit America do not have to come with a high price tag and all are imperative to this country's economy, its future productivity and the well-being of the next generation of children. That was the message first lady Michelle Obama delivered ...