This morning the President welcome leaders from Congress of both parties to the White House to discuss the economy, the Supreme Court, and the New START Treaty — but he promised beforehand that the central focus would

On her first official solo international visit, the First Lady is traveling to Mexico with a special focus on engaging

Click here to see the video. The First Lady’s visit to Mexico this week marks her first solo international official visit. Mrs. Obama is visiting Mexico to reaffirm America’s strong relationship with Mexico and the historic and close ties between its people. In addition to spending time with President Calderon and Mrs. Zavala at Los Pinos, the First Lady will visit a primary and secondary school, deliver remarks at a Mexico City university and meet with a group of young Mexican leaders. Mrs. Obama’s international platform will support the President’s global engagement efforts with an emphasis on engaging young people around the world. Trooper Sanders is Deputy Director of Policy to the First Lady

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Michelle Obama and Jill Biden made a surprise visit to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Tuesday morning. For the occasion, they wore appropriately casual clothes. Obama wore a navy button-down with gray slacks and navy flats. Biden wore a white blouse with khakis and black high-top Converse. Dr. Biden was last seen sporting sneakers (with a skirt!) during a trip through Jordan. Mrs. Obama is known for her purple Converse. The first lady will later continue on to Mexico.

First Lady Michelle Obama, second from right, walks with Haiti’s President Rene Preval, center, Haiti’s First Lady Elisabeth Debrosse, right, and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, second from left, at the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. First lady Michelle Obama, front second from right, Haiti’s President Rene Preval, front second from left, and his wife, Elisabeth Debrosse, front right, speak at the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

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Michelle Obama & Jill Biden In Haiti: Workwear And Converse Hightops (PHOTOS)

On Friday morning Michelle Obama visited Defense Department employees at the Pentagon wearing a brightly colored dress with rainbow trim and a sunny yellow cardigan. Designer details to follow!. Later that afternoon she delivered remarks at a meeting on childhood obesity at the White House.

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Michelle Obama greets crowd in Port au Prince

Today first lady Michelle Obama embarked on her first foreign trip without her husband in tow and even before her scheduled arrival in Mexico, the junket has yielded a surprising development-an unannounced stopover in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Haitain stopover comes on the heels of the three-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake that claimed the lives of thousands of Haitians.

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As we continue to work toward reforming Wall Street and making it accountable, we’re going to see the usual suspects try to misrepresent the legislation.

One of the goals of President Obama’s Strategy for American Innovation is to harness science and technology to address the “grand challenges” of the 21st century in areas such as health, clean energy, national security, and education and life-long learning. Grand challenges are important national goals like putting a man on the Moon or sequencing the human genome that require advances in science and technology to achieve. They also have the potential to drive sustainable economic growth and the creation of quality jobs. Examples of specific goals that have been previously articulated by the President and others include early detection of dozens of diseases from a saliva sample, solar cells as cheap as paint, and educational software that is as compelling as the best video game and effective as a personal tutor. In February 2010, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council

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Before a lunch meeting with foreign leaders and dignitaries, Vice President Biden delivered remarks about the significance of the Nuclear Security Summit and the “historic task of creating a better and a safer world for all our peoples.” He discussed the goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons arsenals worldwide