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french fries stories: 5 news summaries

 Michelle Hits 142 at Hula Hoops 

But the über-fit first lady just can't do double dutch

Oct 22, 09 2:00 AM CDT
(AP) - The president isn't the only Obama with impressive hoops prowess: Michelle managed 142 swivels of a hula hoop yesterday during a "healthy kids fair" on the White House lawn. Jumping rope double dutch? Not so much. The first lady also gave a pep talk about eating right to about... More »

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childhood obesity • Michelle Obama • White House • exercise • healthy eating • french fries • hula hoop • first lady • women's issues • Michelle Obama hula hoop

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 Michelle Obama 
 Walks the Walk 
 on Fitness, Health  

First lady joins administration's push for more positive habits

Sep 28, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration's push for better fitness and nutrition starts at the top, with the gym-rat president and garden-planting first lady setting the bar high for a nation of couch potatoes. It's all about moderation, Michelle Obama tells Prevention magazine. "My message to women: Do what makes you feel... More »

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Barack Obama • nutrition • Michelle Obama • obesity epidemic • fitness • french fries • Obama administration • physical fitness • President Obama • pie • hamburger • White House garden

Chip-Makers Agree To Cut Carcinogen

Calif. settlement would limit acrymalide, a byproduct of cooking

Aug 2, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Potato chip companies have agreed to settle a California lawsuit that charged them with not warning consumers about a cancer-causing chemical in their snacks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Frito-Lay, Kettle, and the company that makes Cape Cod potato chips will lower the levels of acrylamide in their products... More »

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cancer • California • carcinogens • settlement • civil lawsuits • french fries • Frito Lay • snack foods • potatoes

Obama and Sarkozy Rendezvous in Paris

Dem attends press conference with French president in brief visit; London next

Jul 25, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama received an enthusiastic Paris reception today from President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said, “The French have been following him with passion”—and that the Democrat’s “adventure … rings true in the hearts in minds” of his country. The two men discussed cooperation on climate change,... More »

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Afghanistan • climate change • Iran • Barack Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • french fries

Taco Bell: You Quiero Mexico

French fries and 'tacostadas' aimed at setting chain apart from traditional taquerias

Oct 10, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taco Bell is acting on its own long-standing imperative to run for the border, but as it re-enters Mexico, it’s not trying to pass as traditional—instead maxing out its American identity. The restaurant has its first Mexican branch since a failed 1990s incursion, but adding french fries to... More »

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Mexico • Taco Bell • fast food • NAFTA • french fries

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