January 31, 2012

President Obama looks at cars during a visit to the DC Auto Show - pics

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: U.S. President Barack Obama looks at cars during a visit to the DC Auto Show at the Convention Center January 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama touted his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler three years ago.




US President Barack Obama sits inside a Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid as he tours the 2012 Washington Auto Show at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2012.


US President Barack Obama sits inside a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck as he tours the 2012 Washington Auto Show at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, January 31, 2012.




US President Barack Obama (L) talks with Ed Welburn, Vice President of Global Design for General Motors, alongside a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu and a Chevrolet Silverado as he tours the 2012 Washington Auto Show at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, January 31, 2012.


WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: U.S. President Barack Obama looks at a Dodge Charger during a visit to the DC Auto Show at the Convention Center January 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama touted his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler three years ago.


U.S. President Barack Obama sits in a Ford Mustang Shelby GT-500 at the 2012 Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, January 31, 2012.








WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: U.S. President Barack Obama looks at a Corvette during a visit to the DC Auto Show at the Convention Center January 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama touted his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler three years ago.


U.S. President Barack Obama sits in a Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 at the 2012 Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, January 31, 2012.



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January 31, 2012

Kitteh vs. Kitteh Door

January 31, 2012

Michelle Obama's Book Delayed - 'American Grown' will now be released on May 1 - story w/pic

Michelle Obama's Book Delayed
'American Grown' will now be released on May 1 for $30

Jan 31, 2012 @ 1:32 PM
Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor

The first lady's gardening book, which was previously set for an April 10 release date, is now set for publication May 1, 2012.

Obama's book will tell, "The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America," as the subtitle says. It will include personal anecdotes, recipes, and photographs from Quentin Bacon (who has shot for Mario Batali and Ina Garten).

Reportedly, the 256-page hardcover will go for $30. Obama will be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight, Jan. 31, promoting the book and getting Leno to eat some vegetables.







Read more: http://www.thedailymeal.com/michelle-obamas-book-delayed#ixzz1l4C9c2Zf

January 31, 2012

Ronnie supports Newt - pics

LAKELAND, FL - JANUARY 31: A cardboard cut out of former President Ronald Reagan stands against the wall in Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's Polk County campaign headquarters on primary day January 31, 2012 in Lakeland, Florida. Polls show Gingrich's fellow candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with a double digit lead going into the Florida primary.


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January 31, 2012

President Obama participates in the first completely virtual interview of a US President

US President Barack Obama participates in an interview with YouTube and Google from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, January 30, 2012, as seen on a laptop in the Brady Press Briefing Room. The interview, held through a Google+ Hangout, marks the first completely virtual interview of a US President from the White House.



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President Obama 'Hangsout,' answers YouTube questions
Google+ Hangout addresses questions about jobs, SOPA, foreign policy and more


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January 30, 2012

Happy Birthday Duran! (male orangutan turns 2) - pics

So cute!








Male orang-utan Duran plays in its compound at the zoo in Dresden, eastern Germany, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Duran is celebrating his second birthday.

January 30, 2012

Michelle Obama, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis propose more job protection for military caregivers

Posted at 02:29 PM ET, 01/30/2012
Michelle Obama, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis propose more job protection for military caregivers
By Maggie Fazeli Fard

First lady Michelle Obama joined Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Monday to propose an expansion to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that would give more job protection to military caregivers.

The proposed rules would allow spouses, parents and children of service members to care for their loved ones, attend military functions, or deal with child care and family finances “without fear of losing their jobs,”Solis said.

The expanded FMLA would include up to 12 weeks of leave from work to help a service member who has been deployed on short notice, as well as up to 26 weeks of leave to care for an injured or ill service member.

The proposed rules would also increase the number of days for rest and recuperation leave from five days to up to 15 days. This would enable caregivers to deal with the “unpredictability” of military life, Obama said.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: First lady Michelle Obama speaks about new proposed rules to help caregivers of wounded or injured service members, and veterans during a news conference at the Department of Labor on January 30, 2012 in Washington, DC. Mrs. Obama was joined by Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis in announcing new proposed rules to help caregivers of veteran and injured service members, giving them the ability to provide care for their loved ones need without fear of losing their jobs.

January 30, 2012

Bulldog tries to sit in a box that's too small for him

January 30, 2012

President Obama and family walk to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC - pics

The first family from left, Sasha Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama and Malia Obama walk together to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.
















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January 29, 2012

Newt who? - pic

Two people protest Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich outside a Republican Jewish Coalition rally January 27, 2012 in Delray Beach, Florida.