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March 26th, 2012
07:13 PM ET
March 26th, 2012
06:41 PM ET
Spring in the White House garden First Lady Michelle Obama was out in the garden today. She was joined by school kids from across the country for the fourth annual White House Kitchen Garden spring planting. Helping with the planting this year were kids from New York, Iowa, Pennsylvania and North Carolina as well as White House garden regulars from the D.C. schools Harriet Tubman and Bancroft Elementary. Mrs. Obama uses the garden to highlight her “Let’s Move” initiative which encourages kids to eat better and exercise more. “And the garden is a good way to start the conversation, because vegetables and fruits are a big part of a healthy diet” she said. Vegetables harvested from the garden will be used in the White House kitchen and approximately 1/3 will be donated to “Martha’s Table” a D.C. kitchen that provides meals to the homeless 365 days a year. 
March 26th, 2012
05:50 PM ET
RNC Jumps(CNN) – Republicans wasted no time Monday pouncing on President Barack Obama's now-controversial "open-mic" comment with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. In a new web video, the Republican National Committee painted a stark picture of Obama's exchange with the Russian leader, introducing the conversation with the text: "What Obama tells world leaders when he thinks you aren't listening."
March 26th, 2012
08:27 AM ET
Open mic catches Obama asking Russian president for space on missile defense In a private conversation about the planned U.S.-led NATO missile defense system in Europe, President Obama asked outgoing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev for space on the issue. “On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space,” Obama told Medvedev. “Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space,” Medvedev replied. "This is my last election," Obama said. "After my election I have more flexibility." "I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir," Medvedev said, referring to incoming President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders talked Monday during a formal one-on-one meeting ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea. In video they are seen seated, almost huddled, facing each other, each man with his elbows on his knees, leaning in closely over a small table, as they speak intently. Part of the exchange was caught on camera at the end of the 90-minute meeting as reporters and cameras entered the room for a quick photo opportunity of Obama and Medvedev. FULL POST  South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak greets President Barack Obama as he arrives for the welcoming ceremony for the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center in Seoul on March 26, 2012. The two-day meeting in South Korea is a follow-up to an inaugural summit in Washington in 2010 hosted by US President Barack Obama, which kick-started efforts to lock up fissile material around the globe that could make thousands of bombs.
March 26th, 2012
07:16 AM ET
POTUS Day Ahead: Nuclear Security SummitWhile it’s morning at the White House, President Obama’s day is almost over in South Korea, where he is meeting with members of the international community at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit going on right now in Seoul. The president remains in South Korea tomorrow, when leaders will sit down for two official group sessions, a working lunch and take the customary group photo. Here’s what the president did earlier today in South Korea: FULL POST |
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