First it was Big Bird, dancing at the White House with first lady Michelle Obama. Then it was the first lady, dancing on stage with Jimmy Fallon Friday night. It’s all part of the “Let’s Move” campaign the first lady promotes for...
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The comedian Jimmy Fallon joined first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on Jan. 25, 2012 to mark the second anniversary of ``Let's Move.'' This year, Obama joined Fallon on his set.
Fallon-Obama: ‘Mom Dancing’
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The King College Prep band plays as the hearse carrying the body of Hadiya Pendleton arrives at Cedar Park Cemetery in Riverdale, Illinois, on February 9, 2013.
Mayors Take Aim at the Possible: Background Checks for Gun-Buyers
The tragedy of the narrative is breathtaking. The pragmatism of the political calculation is sobering: Hadiya Pendleton, 15, performed with her Chicago high school band at President Barack Obama’s second-term inauguration. She was gunned down in Chicago a week later....
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President Barack Obama with employees while touring the Linamar factory on Feb. 13, 2012 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Obama’s Post-Presidency in Asheville, North Carolina?
Do President Barack Obama’s post-presidency plans include Asheville, North Carolina? White House officials are loath to discuss Obama’s plans past January 2017, but he may have just dropped a hint. “I love coming to Asheville,” Obama said at a Linamar factory...
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State of Union Guest List Offers Clues to Speech Content
For clues about the topics President Barack Obama will cover in his State of the Union address tonight, just peruse a guest list for the event. Of the 24 guests slated to join Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett in the...
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Community members hold a candle light vigil at Harsh park to honor Hadiya Pendleton on Feb. 1, 2013 in Chicago.
Michelle Obama Attending Chicago Shooting-Victim’s Funeral
Fifteen-year-old Hadiya Pendleton attended President Barack Obama’s second-term inauguration. First lady Michelle Obama will attend the girl’s funeral. The trip home to Chicago for the first lady comes as the president is embroiled in a debate with Congress about curbing gun...
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President Barack Obama and partners, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
Obama 2.0: ‘Shoulders to the Wheel of History’
At the National Building Museum, one of Washington’s great public spaces, a freshly inaugurated President Barack Obama greeted supporters at the start of his second term last night, at one of many receptions and balls surrounding today’s official ceremony on...
Read more »Michelle Obama Would Lead Race for Husband’s Old Senate Job
If Michelle Obama has any interest in the U.S. Senate seat her husband held before winning the White House, a new poll shows she’d have an advantage over Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois in 2016. The first lady has expressed...
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney prepare to cast their ballots at Beech Street Center on November 6, 2012 in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Romney Votes, McCartney Endorses
Mitt and Ann Romney voted this morning near their home in Belmont, Massachusetts. Asked who won his vote, Romney said, “I think you know.” President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama already had voted early, and returned from their...
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Election Eve: Second Longest Day
If Election Day promises the longest day of the 2012 campaign season, today offers a strong rival. Republican Mitt Romney opened the final day of his pitch for the presidency with a morning campaign rally in Sanford, Florida, and four...
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Ann Romney and First lady Michelle Obama prior to the Presidential Debate at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Minding the Gender Gap
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are at risk of being upstaged by their popular spouses in the race for the White House. Ann Romney will make four campaign stops today, compared with just three for her husband,...
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