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Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and...

Michelle Obama's Plane Flew Closer to Big Jet

WASHINGTON -- A plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama this week came even closer to a big military cargo jet than previously reported, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. The distance between the two planes closed to 2.94 miles before air traffic controllers at Andrews Air Force Base outside...

NTSB Investigates Aborted Landing of First Lady's Plane

WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the aborted landing of a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama earlier this week. While aborted landings are not unusual, and Mrs. Obama apparently wasn't in serious danger, the episode has become another embarrassment for the...

Plane With First Lady Came Too Close to Cargo Jet

WASHINGTON -- Air traffic controllers directed a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama to abort a landing at Andrews Air Force Base because it was too close to a military cargo jet, officials said Tuesday, in yet another embarrassment for the Federal Aviation Administration. While there apparently was little risk to...

White House Releases Tax Returns for Obamas, Bidens

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is making less money than he used to, though it's still a lot: He and wife Michelle reported income of $1.73 million last year, mostly from the books he's written, according to his just-filed tax return. That was down from the $5.5 million of a year earlier. The president, who has been...

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Michelle Obama To Appear On 'The Daily Show' With Jon Stewart

First Lady Michelle Obama will make her second appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Tuesday, May 29, according to a press release issued by Comedy Central.

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WATCH: Mike Myers Serenades The Obamas

The 4th annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song was awarded to Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and funnyman Mike Myers helped honor the two songwriters by singing their hit, "What's New Pussycat" along with some signature charisma and dancing.

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NATO Summit: Michelle Obama, NATO Spouses Visit Youth Center In Chicago (PHOTOS)

US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) and Partner of President Hollande, First Lady Valerie Trierweiler (L) help to water plants as the Nato Leaders Spouses tour the Gary Corner Youth Center in Chicago, on May 20, 2012.

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What's Behind Emotional Overeating?

Last month, Michelle Obama made a special guest appearance on the long-running hit TV show The Biggest Loser.

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05/29/12 TV talk shows for May 29 Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Charlize Theron; "Big Brooklyn Style"; Rebecca Ferguson performs; fashion; energy boosters.
05/29/12 From Michelle Obama's new food book, a recipe for... Source: Island Journal-Pioneer - Prince Edward Island - Canada Michelle Obama, the nation's first lady and a high-profile spokeswoman for healthy eating, has added a new book on growing and cooking nutritious food to her resume.
05/29/12 First lady's book: On growing seeds, healthy kids Source: TheShowBuzz WASHINGTON — From the beginning, Michelle Obama's kitchen garden has been an overachiever, churning out more peppers, parsley and eggplant than expected, and generating interest that — yes, really — crosses oceans.
05/29/12 'Light of a new day' Source: SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford MA Paying tribute to dead soldiers and their families, President Obama said Monday that the nation had reached a "milestone" of relative peace, noting the end of the Iraq war and plans to end America's role in the Afghan war.
05/28/12 US first lady sponsoring future Navy submarine Source: The Jakarta Post - Indonesia First lady Michelle Obama is sponsoring a future Navy submarine named after her home state.

Background on Michelle Obama

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.

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