Michelle Obama and Jill Biden join forces to paint veterans' house

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First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden got down and dirty yesterday to help paint the house of wounded U.S. Army veteran Sgt. Johnny Agbi and his wife in Washington, DC. They painted a rebuilt house being offered to him as a part of their Joining Forces initiative for military veterans.

NBC goes Behind the Scenes with Secretary Hillary Clinton

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NBC News' Savannah Guthrie went behind the scenes with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an interview that aired yesterday. During the wide-ranging interview, the two discussed what she would like her legacy to be at the State Department, her plans after she leaves public office, and whether she thinks her daughter, Chelsea Clinton would follow in her footsteps and enter a career in politics. 

Photos: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication

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The dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial was held today in Washington, DC. The memorial located in West Potomac Park, was rescheduled today after it was delayed by the hurricane that hit the DC area on August 28. Leaders from around the nation gathered this morning to pay tribute to the fallen civil rights leader including President Obama (who spoke at length), First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joesph Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, civil rights leaders Andrew Young, Joesph Lowery, Rev. Jessie Jackson, Jr., and his children Martin Luther King, 3rd and Berince King.

Photo of the Day: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden stand in the rain

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden share a laugh as they watch the Arrival Ceremony for South Korean Lee Myung-bak on the South Lawn of the White House for the State Dinner festivities. Hmmm, I wonder what they are laughing at?

State Dinner Time: Pres. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host South Korean President Lee Myung-bak

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It's State Dinner time! President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-Ok to the White House today for a state dinner. As for entertainment tonight, newcomer Janelle Monáe will preform as well as Ahn Trio, a classical ensemble of three Korean-American singers.

The 200 guests expected tonight will dine on the first course consisting of  Butternut squash bisque, honey poached cranberries, Virginia cured ham, pumpkin seed praline, and crème fraiche.A second course that will include early fall harvest salad on daikon sheets, masago rice pearl crispies, and rice wine vinaigrette. The main course will be Texas Wagyu beef, orange-ginger fondue, sauteed kale, roasted kabocha squash. Tonight's dessert will consist of chocolate male devils food layers with pear and almond brittle. Sounds good!

Sandra Lee, girlfriend of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, featured in this month's Harper's Bazaar

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Sandra Lee, star of her own Food Network and girlfriend of NewYork governor Andrew Cuomo is featured in this month's issue of Harper's Bazaar. In the article she talks about the challenges of being a working woman balancing a tv show, magazine, a new houseware deal, and her relationship with the governor.

Excerpt from Harper's Bazaar:

As a couple, Cuomo and Lee have maintained a very low-key profile. She didn't campaign with him in his race for governor in 2010, and they appear together only occasionally at official events. She explains their public shyness as a way of guarding their privacy. "I have a partner," she says, "who feels the exact same way as I do about protecting our personal relationship."
But what if Cuomo were to decide to run for president one day, as some have speculated he is aiming to do? "I haven't even thought about anything like that," Lee avers. "More than anything now, I feel really lucky to have a relationship that's just mine and that I get to go home to, that's a safe haven, and that I have something that's not the whole world's too."