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First lady Michelle Obama, right, hugs Chrissandra Jackson, center, accompanied by Dr. Jill Biden, left, at the third anniversary of Joining Forces, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the American Red Cross Hall of Service in Washington. Mrs. Obama announced pledges in excess of $150 million from foundations and corporations to help veterans and their families get the services they need in the places where they live as the country adjusts to a postwar footing. Jackson is a daughter of a military family. (AP Photo)

First lady announcing pledges for vets, families

Nancy Benac · April 30, 2014 5:20 pm

First lady gets resume from girl with jobless dad

Nancy Benac · April 24, 2014 8:41 pm

Olympic athletes get their White House moment

Nancy Benac · April 3, 2014 8:36 pm

Glance: Big money in politics about to get bigger

Nancy Benac · April 3, 2014 7:25 am

Applicants wait during a health care enrollment event at SEIU-UHW office, Monday, March 31, 2014, in Commerce, Calif. Monday marks this year's open enrollment deadline, but consumers will get extra time to finish their applications. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Q&A: Status update as health law marks a milestone

Nancy Benac · April 1, 2014 7:03 am

First lady Michelle Obama walks with her daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, as they visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing. (AP/Andy Wong)

National Security

Chinese balancing act: First lady prods Beijing

Nancy Benac · March 27, 2014 4:00 am

Obama using powers of persuasion to advance agenda

Nancy Benac · March 21, 2014 3:10 am

FILE - In this March 14, 2014 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks in Washington. When Michelle Obama arrives in China later this week, she will stress the message that she's carried on past trips outside the U.S. It's about the importance of education for young people around the world, and the role Mrs. Obama says education played in helping her get ahead in her own life. She departs Wednesday on her third solo international trip as first lady. The weeklong journey to China includes stops in Beijing and two other cities where she is to meet with school and university students, as well as tour some of China's historic cultural sites. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

First Lady ready to push education on China visit

Nancy Benac · March 17, 2014 6:39 pm

National Security

Intrigue at the top: CIA, Senate feud goes public

Nancy Benac · March 12, 2014 3:25 am

Intrigue at the top: CIA, Senate feud goes public

Nancy Benac · March 12, 2014 3:25 am

US stakes in Ukraine tied to location, location

Nancy Benac · February 26, 2014 9:21 pm

President Barack Obama, followed by Rep. Michael Doyal, D-Pa., center, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., right, arrive at the 171st Air Refueling Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard on Air Force One, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Coraopolis, Pa., as he travels to speak at the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant, in West Mifflin, Pa., to speaks about retirement policies he highlighted in the State of the Union Address. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

5 Things to know about executive orders

Nancy Benac · January 29, 2014 10:05 pm