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First Lady Michelle Obama says hello to 6th graders from Fairfax, Viginia's Willow Springs Elementary School during a surprise visit to the Decatur House in Washington, DC, May 22, 2013. The Decatur House is a National Trust for Historic Preservation Site which received a $ 1 million grant from American Express to preserve the Slave Quarters structure and fund educational programming. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

First Lady Lauds Effort to Preserve DC Slave House

Michelle Obama says stories of toil and sweat by slaves once housed at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history that must be preserved for future generations.

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First Lady To Grads: ‘Do Not Waste A Minute Living Someone Else’s Dream’

First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.

2013/05/18

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland on May 17, 2013 in College Park, Md. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

First Lady Laments Lack Of Educational Desire In Parts Of Black Community

Michelle Obama is using an address to college students in Maryland to stress the importance of education to the African-American community.

2013/05/17

Michelle Obama Speaking at Bowie State Graduation Today

Michelle Obama will speak to roughly 600 graduating seniors from Bowie State University.

2013/05/17

Secret Service Investigates Bomb Threat at D.C. Hotel

A bomb threat at a hotel in downtown D.C. where the first lady was expected Wednesday has been cleared, authorities say.

2013/05/15

First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America," during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2013. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

First Lady at Book Signing: ‘Buy Away’

Michelle Obama is signing copies of her gardening book, “American Grown,” at a bookstore in Northwest Washington.

2013/05/07

Jason Collins #98 of the Washington Wizards rebounds against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on April 17, 2013 in Chicago, Ill. (credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Gay NBA Player To Headline DNC’s Annual LGBT Gala

The Democratic National Committee says NBA veteran Jason Collins will headline its annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gala.

2013/05/06

File photo of U.S. Marines. (Photo credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

First Lady to Attend Signing of Md. Veterans Bill

First lady Michelle Obama will visit the United States Naval Academy and deliver remarks at a bill-signing for Maryland’s Veterans Full Employment Act of 2013.

2013/04/15

File photo of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Pays $112K in 2012 Taxes on $609K of Income

President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the $609,000 in income that he and first lady Michelle Obama reported coming from book sales.

2013/04/12