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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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UPDATED:Threat of severe weather and possible tornadoes in parts of U.S.

UPDATED 9:43 a.m.: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 A band of thunderstorms is moving through the southern states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi headed east today. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds and hail in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi yesterday. The day before, Monday, the powerful weather system sent a deadly tornado plowing through Moore, Oklahoma, leaving a 17 mile […]

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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A call for a probe into a Hollywood movie about Osama bin Laden

A New York congressman is calling for an investigation into what kind of “cooperation” the Obama administration provided for a movie about the take down of 9-11 terrorist mastermind, Osama bin Laden. Director Kathryn Bigelow is partnering with screenwriter Mark Boal on this bin Laden film. Apparently, the filmmakers are being accused of getting “special access” and classified information — allegedly including data on […]

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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President Obama signs health & jobs initiatives

Photo: Chuck Kennedy/White House — President Obama shakes hands with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today after signing three new initiatives to help community health centers. “… I’m pleased to announce that we’re awarding more than $500 million to 85 centers in more than 30 states and Puerto Rico that are providing critical care for so many folks […]

Thursday, June 18, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Garden harvest at the White House

Photo: Samantha Appleton/White House It’s harvest time at the White House. Earlier this spring, First Lady Michelle Obama and a team of young gardeners planted tons of fruits, veggies, and flowers in a plot on the White House grounds. This organic kitchen garden is now providing a serious haul of healthy eats. More than 90 pounds of produce has been harvested from […]

Friday, April 10, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, April 10, 2009

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Planting the White House garden

Photo: The White House Blog Getting down and dirty. First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Chef Sam Kass gave some local Washington D.C. elementary students a hands on lesson in how to plant veggies in the new White House Kitchen Garden yesterday. The kids from Bancroft Elementary helped Mrs. Obama start the garden on the south lawn of the White House […]

Sunday, March 22, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 22, 2009

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First Lady gets help planting a White House garden

White House photo/ Joyce N.Boghosian Veggies and herbs will soon be sprouting on the south grounds of the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama and about two dozen elementary school volunteers broke ground for a kitchen garden last Friday. The kids and the First Lady appeared pretty handy with the shovels, pitchforks, and rakes. The fifth-graders from local Bancroft Elementary School will help work […]

Saturday, February 14, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, February 14, 2009

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Day 25: President Obama celebrates the passage of his stimulus bill by Congress

Photo by Pete Souza — President Barack Obama preparing to deliver his weekly address from the White House today. Today President Barack Obama called the passage by Congress of the much debated $787 billion stimulus bill a major milestone. Even before he officially took the oath of office, President Obama has been pushing hard for his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. The […]

Thursday, February 12, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 12, 2009

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The Obama White House looking to fill thousands of jobs

President Barack Obama’s White House is looking for a few thousand dedicated public servants to fill jobs in his administration of change. Today the official White House website www.whitehouse.gov put out the call for potential candidates to use the new job link at the bottom of its pages to begin the application process. If you decide to apply, make sure you’ve […]