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Michelle Obama: Health care reform must start at home

Sun, 02/21/2010 - 09:52 by Samia Sehgal

First lady Michelle Obama is going all out to ensure that her endeavor to tackle childhood obesity helps improve the health of the nation. On Saturday, the first lady told the nation’s governors that health care reform need not necessarily kick off from Capitol Hill; it starts at home with children's health.

U.S. markets mixed Friday

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 23:25 by surajdogra

New York -- U.S. markets were mixed Friday, a day after President Barack Obama's regulatory reform package got a mixed reaction on Capitol Hill.

Some senators were wary of giving the Federal Reserve more power. But Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Thursday said there was "common ground in a number of the areas," of the 85-page proposal.

In early afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 13.90 points, or 0.16 percent, to 8,541.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.13 percent, 1.15 points, to 919.52. The Nasdaq composite index added 16.17 points, 0.89 percent, to 1,823.89.

Citigroup shares rose 0.62 percent, while Bank of America shares rose 0.47 percent.

Brad Pitt takes a trip to Capitol Hill

Fri, 03/06/2009 - 15:58 by Camilla Abad

Washington, March 6: Brad Pitt elicited looks and gasps of admiration as he became the latest Hollywood celebrity to appear at Capitol Hill.