I was delighted to read this afternoon that the First Lady is gearing up for a campaign to end childhood obesity in this country. Scheduled to announce her initiatives tomorrow, Michelle Obama is hoping to raise awareness about the growing obesity epidemic in this country, largely affecting the nation’s children.

Anthony Coley said this about Michelle Obama’s plans today in a piece for CNN:

Snarkfans and polijunkie pals:

I've agreed to liveblog Obama's "Year One" State of the Union address tonight for the great folks at APAP. Here's hoping I can figure out a way to cross-FB and -Tweet my posts as well, but no promises—so if you're interested in following along, bookmark my new memberblog here:

President Barack Obama will meet a group of Democratic Senators on Sunday on Capital Hill. The senators have been hoping that President Obama would provide a direction for them as they discuss the healthcare bill. Senator Brown of Ohio has been publicly urging President Obama to take a lead in order to pass a bill that includes a public option by Christmas.

"I’d like to hear him push what we’re doing," Senator Brown said. "I like the bill now the way it is, the president pushing the people who are more reluctant to vote for it, to vote for it."

"President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have launched what the White House is calling a green partnership, affirming the countries' commitment to combating climate change and ensuring energy security and clean energy." The hope is to create more jobs, investment and growth for each country through this partnership - while also combating climate change, of course.