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First Lady to Write Book About White House Garden

Mar 22nd 2011 – 2:51PM
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Michelle Obama is working on a book that's bound to be as dirty as it is wholesome. The first lady has received a book deal from Crown, a unit of Random House, to write about the kitchen garden she started at the White House as part of her efforts to promote healthy eating. The as-yet-untitled book will be published in...

Obamas Pledge School Meals Will Be More Nutritious

By Dana ChivvisDec 13th 2010 – 4:30PM
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(Dec. 13) -- It takes a mere 6 cents per meal to increase the number of fruits and vegetables on the lunch menus of the nation's public schools, according to advocates of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law today at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, D.C. The...

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: 5 Questions Answered About the New Law

By J. RichardDec 13th 2010 – 2:58PM

(Dec. 13) -- President Barack Obama worked a little more bipartisan magic today by signing his nutrition bill into law, and that should help him when it comes to getting a good night's rest. Speaking from Harriet Tubman Middle School with first lady Michelle Obama by his side, the president joked that he would be...

Live From AOL Health: Michelle Obama Talks Childhood Obesity

Jul 13th 2010 – 10:00AM

AOL Health talks live with first lady Michelle Obama about "Let's Move," her campaign to combat childhood obesity, Tuesday July 13 at 10 am.

Child Obesity in US Higher Than Ever

By Steve PendleburyFeb 9th 2010 – 2:26PM
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(Feb. 9) -- It's easy to see why Michelle Obama has launched a campaign to prevent America's children from putting on too much weight. Just look around the nation's schools and malls. Or, more to point of the first lady's Let's Move program, look at the kids sitting motionless in the glow of video screens from coast to...

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Obama Teases David Beckham

By Michael Klopman) May 16th 2012 - 11:44AM

US President Barack Obama smiles as LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham looks on during an event in honor of Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

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Michelle Obama Defends 'Let's Move' Campaign

By Anna Staver Mar 12th 2012 - 04:19PM

In a newly released video surfaced by The Hill , Michelle Obama defends her anti-obesity program against critics while talking with an 11-year-old reporter.

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Common Tells A Graphic Story In 'Let's Move'

By The Huffington Post Oct 24th 2011 - 12:56PM

A previously unreleased Common track materialized on the web last week, tiding us over until his album, The Dreamer, The Believer , drops in December (pushed back a whole month(!)). No telling when this track came to be, but does it matter? Perhaps it would if the track was a throwaway, but "Let's Move" is anything but....

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Beyonce Joins Harlem School for Surprise Let's Move! Dance

By Nadeska Alexis May 04th 2011 - 11:30AM

First Lady Michelle Obama took her Let's Move! anti-obesity project to middle schools across the country yesterday with some help from campaign star Beyonce.

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Beyonce Featured in Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' Video

By Sharks Mar 07th 2011 - 06:44PM

When Beyonce released the music video for 'Single Ladies,' it became a viral hit with people of all ages, races and sex uploading their own take on the choreographed number.

Background on Lets Move

Let's Move! is a campaign to end childhood obesity in the United States. The campaign was started by First Lady Michelle Obama.

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