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American Grown

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Michelle Obama talks about Ohio kidnap victims

Kelly Wallace, TODAY
When first lady Michelle Obama heard the stunning news that three women missing for a decade had been found alive in Cleveland, she reacted just like any other mom.
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First lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book, "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Garden Across America," in Washington, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

First lady gets daughters' approval on new book

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama gets a rare thumbs-up from her adolescent daughters for publishing her first gardening book...
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FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA IN THE WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN

First lady talks 'American Grown' with theGrio

Sophia Nelson
theGRIO REPORT - TheGrio was the only African-American news site invited to dine in the White House kitchen garden yesterday with first lady Michelle Obama, along with some of the nation’s leading health and female-focused web sites.
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Michelle Obama and Jon Stewart (Daily Show)

First lady dicusses president's past drug use on 'Daily Show'

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Michelle Obama appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last night to promote her new book, American Grown, but also answered questions about her husband's past...
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This image released by ABC shows first lady Michelle Obama on the morning program "Good Morning America," Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in New York (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)

First lady: Daughters need thick skin in politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says her daughters are learning that even the kids of politicians have to have a thick skin...
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Michelle Obama harvests vegetables with local children from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary schools as they participate in the White House Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest, October 5, 2011 at the White House in Washington, DC. Michelle Obama planted the White House kitchen garden to help connect kids with the food they eat - an essential component of her Let's Move! initiative. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

'American Grown': First lady debuts as author

Donna Owens
theGRIO REPORT - In 'American Grown', Mrs. Obama makes the case that a garden can prove symbolic for what a nation can grow and do when everyone works together....
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DALLAS, TX - MAY 14:  during the United States Olympic Committee Media Summit 2012 at Hilton Anatole on May 14, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Wade/Getty Images for USOC)

Michelle Obama releases book on White House garden

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WASHINGTON (AP) - From the beginning, Michelle Obama's kitchen garden has been an overachiever, churning out more peppers, parsley and eggplant than expected, and generating interest that — yes, really — crosses oceans...
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Michelle Obama with daughters

Michelle Obama to return to 'The Daily Show'

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First lady Michelle Obama returns to "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Tuesday the 29th to discuss her upcoming book, AMERICAN GROWN: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America​ released that same day...
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'American Grown': Title of Michelle Obama's book

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The publisher of a book Michelle Obama is writing about her White House produce garden says it will be called "American Grown."
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