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"Barack Obama is taking everybody away" says little girl to first lady

Thu, 05/20/2010 - 15:31
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From the Restore Fairness blog.


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Who's that sitting up there with the First Lady? Li Boynton, hapa teen scientist gal from Houston, that's who

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 14:43

Our pal Angry Asian Man notes that among the First Lady's special guests at tonights SOTU will be Li Boynton, a Houston, TX based teen who's one of 300 semifinalists for the Intel Science Talent Search (man, I remember when that was called the Westinghouse!).


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Iron Chef America, Michelle Obama, and Chef Comerford

Wed, 01/06/2010 - 11:39

I'm sure a lot of people have heard about the Iron Chef America Super Chef Battle.  White House executive chef and Filipina American Cristeta Comerford teamed up with Bobby Flay to battle Emeril Lagasse and Mario Batali.  The secret ingredient: anything from the White House garden.  Can I just say... WOW! Access to fresh produce for so many communities is so limited. It's great that the First Lady Michelle Obama has committed to campaigning for healthier eating in the nation, as Chef Comerford discusses in her blog post, reposted here. [Warning: Spoilers in the post]


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A Year Later - Obama's Election Night in the Village

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 09:06

A year to the day today that candidate Barack Obama became President Elect Barack Obama. My how things change within a year. 


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