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First lady Michelle Obama visits students making smoothies with fresh fruits and vegetables while on a tour of the West Side High School on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in New York. The first lady visited the school on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Thursday to announce a $500 million donation from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funding the fight against childhood obesity. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton, Pool)

Michelle Obama says ‘cheese dust is not food’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama is joined by school children as they harvest peanuts in the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Michelle Obama: Eating healthy will keep government out of your life

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the launch event for Got Your 6, a multifaceted program that includes encouraging film and television to include characters who are veterans, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at the National Geographic Society in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Michelle Obama joins Bradley Cooper at veterans event, praises ‘American Sniper’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in a delegation receiving line with the new Saudi Arabian King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The president and first lady have come to express their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ted Cruz to Michelle Obama: ‘Kudos’ for refusing headscarf — ‘nicely done’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In the wake of the crash of a small commercial drone craft on the White House lawn, President Obama is calling for greater regulation of private drones and restricting their operations. Critics argue private industry can keep a similar incident from recurring. (Associated Press)

Drone makers say they can regulate skies better than government

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz they arrive on Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Michelle Obama’s attire in Saudi Arabia acceptable, White House says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama meets new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, where he and the and first lady have come to expresses their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. Mr. Obama was mum on human rights issues in the country. (Associated Press)

Obama pushes gender equality in India, silent in Saudi Arabia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secret Service officers search the south grounds of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. A device, possibly an unmanned aerial drone, was found on the White House grounds during the middle of the night while President Barack Obama and the first lady were in India, but his spokesman said Monday that it posed no threat. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama calls for tighter rules on commercial drones after White House flap

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, second right, receives a scarf from a member of parliament who chairs the Committee on the Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behavior of Government Officers, right, as first lady Michelle Obama stands left, during a receiving line before a State Dinner at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In India, Obama fires back at claims he’s Muslim

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Obama caught in India parade photo ‘working his jaws overtime’ with gum

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

An Indian shopkeeper puts thread in a kite with portraits of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama for sale at a shop in Mumbai, India, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday and will be the first American president to attend India&#8217;s annual Republic Day festivities marked annually on Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Obama will cut short India trip, pay respects to family of late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend to discuss terrorism and the environment. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Obama’s India trip will focus on environment, terrorism talks with Modi

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Immigration advocates say the GOP must keep Iowa Rep. Steve King's anti-amnesty policies at bay to win in 2016. (Associated Press)

Iowa Hispanics to tell GOP to stay away from amnesty opponent Steve King

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama participates in a service project at Boys &amp; Girls Club of Greater Washington, to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and in honor of Dr. King’s life and legacy, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obamas take part in King Day service event

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama stands among several guests of the White House at the State of the Union address in this 2012 file photo. In the front row (from left) are Adm. William McRaven; Jackie Bray; Mrs. Obama; retired Navy Capt. Mark Kelly; Jill Biden, wife of the vice president; and Sgt. Ashleigh Berg. Two of the celebrity guests were Debbie Bosanek (second row with glasses), longtime secretary to billionaire Warren Buffett, and Laurene Powell Jobs (second row right with blond hair), widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama’s State of the Union guests include illegal immigrant, gun violence victim, Ebola doctor

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 17, 2014, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Marco Rubio invites Cuban activist to be official guest for State of the Union

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 27, 2014 file photo shows first lady Michelle Obama speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington about helping parents and other consumers make healthier choices as part of her Let's Move program. First ladies typically avoid getting into public scraps, but Obama is in the biggest fight of her tenure as she pushes back against a House Republican effort to soften a key component of the anti-childhood obesity effort at the center of her legacy. And she says she is ready “to fight until the bitter end,” if that is what it takes. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Debra Eschmeyer named as Michelle Obama’s new ‘Let’s Move’ campaign director

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, points as he stands alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a flypast at the NATO summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super) ** FILE **

David Cameron touts tightness with Obama: He calls me ‘bro’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times