Politics. On Point.

Aw, Spring.    The time of year when the White House boasts beautiful flowers of all types in its garden, and where thousands of kids come to play and hang out with the First Family during the annual Easter Egg Roll , a tradition that started in 1876 by then President Rutherford B. Hayes. President and First Lady cheer on youngsters during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.  Photo/CD Brown. Kids near and far attended the traditional rolling of the Easter egg down the White House lawn (with a spoon) as did as a few celebrities to boot.   Even Department of Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood braved the long lines of kids and parents, bringing with him his two grandchildren. Rising rock star Willow Smith performed a few of her hits, while Colbie Caillat got things started by singing the National Anthem.  Weather guy Al Roker was on hand at one of the cooking stations preparing crepes with Mrs. Obama and 'Live With Regis and Kelly' t...

President Obama receives team jersey at last week's ceremony honoring the 2009 women soccer champions, Sky Blue. Photo/CD Brown. President Obama hosted the 2009 reigning women's professioanl soccer champions, Sky Blue FC in the East Room of the White House last week. The Women's Professional Soccer ( WPS ) league launched in March 2009 and is the top-level pro women's soccer league in the US. It replaced WUSA, the world's first women's soccer league with all pro players, founded by Mia Hamm in 2000. Hamm formerly of the Washington Freedom soccer team helped spark national and international attention to the sport of women's soccer (especially among young girls), but the team was dismantled in 2003 due to low ticket sales. With the FiFA World Cup being played now in South Africa, Sky Blue's captain Christie Rampone hopes the success of the event will spark even more interest in the soccer, especially for women. Team owner Thomas Hofstetter descri...

First Lady Michelle Obama has added another dimension to her Let’s Move! campaign. Let’s Read ! “Let’s read! Let’s move!”, said the First Lady today at the Kennedy Recreation Center where along with the First Lady, congressional members and their spouses helped prepare Healthy Lifestyle Kits that included snacks and nutritional information, jump ropes, Frisbees, reading books and work books, and other activity equipment for children of the greater Washington, D.C. area. Mrs. Obama takes time out to chat with a young boy as she prepares to stuff a kit with a mini football. Photo/CD Brown. With summer break just around the corner the First Lady is getting an early start on making sure D.C.’s kids continue to keep up their reading while on summer break. “We also know that during the summer, when our kids take a break from school, too many of them experience what they call summer learning loss. And I know kids you don't like to hear this, but we think about this all t...