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Kerry Washington talks about serving women
Among the Hollywood types here in San Francisco for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service is actress Kerry Washington, who could not talk more passionately about her work with L’Oreal...
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Neil Bush praises Obama's use of bully pulpit
I caught up today with Neil Bush, the chairman of the board of the Points of Light Institute and the son of former president George H.W. Bush. He told me that he deeply admires the personal commitment...
View ArticleMichelle Obama debuts new hair style
Forget Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, the country singers who went to the White House last night as part of Michelle Obama's planned music series. The surprise of the night was the first lady's new...
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Who's News this week includes Spinal Tap's 25th
Can you believe it has been 25 years since the hilarious movie This Is Spinal Tap was released? The three now-aging rockers Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — all of whom have had...
View ArticleSotomayor's debut on court is not flashy
Today’s rare September Supreme Court hearing on campaign finance and free speech marked the debut of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and our Jon Tollestrup was in the court room. While Sotomayor chimed into...
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Jill Biden pens a Veterans Day essay
Just as Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, was writing a story for us about how they were coping with their son Beau’s deployment in Iraq, a glorious thing happened: He came home. Jill did...
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'First mom' Michelle Obama is on our cover this week
After 18 months in the White House, Americans have gotten a pretty good idea of what kind of first lady Michelle Obama is. She’s into organic gardening, wants to teach America’s kids to be healthy, and...
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Sarah Palin graces our Mother’s Day issue
Last week, we featured an early Mother’s Day interview and cover story with Michelle Obama. This weekend, it’s Sarah Palin. A lot of readers feel very strongly about both issues — they object to the...
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Bidens turn their place pink for Komen celebration
Curing breast cancer was the topic, burgers and ice cream sundaes on the menu, and lots of pink the attire for a backyard cookout at Joe and Jill Biden’s Washington, D.C. digs — i.e., the Vice...
View ArticleMichelle Obama jumps rope, emphasizes nutrition
First lady Michelle Obama continued her campaign to get kids moving by jumping rope yesterday as she launched the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition — with the new emphasis on...
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