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The Decision to Move Forward: Paralympian Lt. Snyder Meets with The First Lady
Posted by on September 20, 2012 at 5:54 PM EDTJust one year ago, Lieutenant Snyder was blinded by an IED while serving in Afghanistan. This summer, he competed in the London Paralympics, bringing home two gold medals and a silver medal in swimming. Watch as Brad shares his story with the First Lady.
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You're Invited: Join the White House Fall Garden Tour
Posted by on September 18, 2012 at 4:34 PM EDTWhite House followers on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ are invited to attend a special preview of the White House Fall Garden Tour and share their experience through social media. Learn how you can join us.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Honoring the Fallen Diplomats in Benghazi, Libya
Posted by on September 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM EDTHere's a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's Speech at Rice University
Posted by on September 12, 2012 at 3:30 PM EDTToday marks the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's "Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort," when the young president shifted our efforts in space from low to high gear. In proclaiming, "We choose to go to the moon," Kennedy propelled our space program to the forefront of American culture and consciousness, galvanizing an historic effort on which we continue to build today.
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Marking the Eleventh Anniversary of 9/11
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM EDTPresident Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Biden observe the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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Food – People – Power
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 11:04 AM EDTDana Harvey is the Executive Director of Mandela MarketPlace, a community-directed and community-owned local food system that includes a cooperative grocery retail, local produce distribution center, produce service for corner markets, network of urban production farms and a youth leadership program that is a model for other communities. With the grocery stores, Mandela MarketPlace promotes healthy and locally produced foods, and provides jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities to residents who otherwise may not have a chance to own a business.
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Rebuilding Our Food Traditions
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDTWith diabetes and childhood obesity rising in Native American communities and nationally, Terrol Johnson strives to reverse this by providing access to healthy, affordable and culturally-appropriate foods.
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One More Mountain to Climb
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 10:50 AM EDTIn December of 2003, Dr. June Henton and her colleagues launched "Auburn's War on Hunger," in partnership with the UN World Food Programme. Soon after, the program launched a higher education movement throughout the country and world, known as Universities Fighting World Hunger.
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A Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 10:41 AM EDTAfter completing his service as U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, Kenneth M. Quinn returned home to Iowa to lead the World Food Prize Foundation. Fueled by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug’s legacy, Kenneth strives to eradicate hunger and poverty through the World Food Prize recognition, inspiring Nobel-like achievement.
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Bringing Fresh and Healthy Food to East Lake
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 10:31 AM EDTEight years ago, Rev. Sally Allocca and a group of committed neighborhood and church volunteers created Promoting Empowerment and Enrichment Resources (P.E.E.R., Inc.). The group began listening to the voices of the people in the neighborhood, and eventually P.E.E.R., Inc. started providing access to fresh, healthy food as a resource and connecting point to everyone in the community.
