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For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic one child, one family, and one community at a time.
Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 17
Former First Lady Of The United States
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Michelle LaVaughn Obama
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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Obama née Robinson
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