December 23, 2009 at 8:08 PM
No, Virginia, 2009 was not a great year for corporate philanthropy. The $10,000 and $25,000 gifts that once arrived almost like clockwork at local nonprofits came this year in denominations of half that size, if they came at all.
December 21, 2009 at 12:02 PM
If you didn’t know that spinach tastes sweeter when it’s grown in cool temperatures, it’s likely you haven’t been digging around in a winter garden. The White House has just planted a slew of cold-weather vegetables, and a group of students from an after-school cooking class in Washington, D.C., were among the first to visit.
November 26, 2009 at 1:35 AM
President Barack Obama handed out Thanksgiving meal supplies to needy families on Wednesday afternoon at Martha’s Table, a soup kitchen in Northwest Washington, D.C. Obama was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Sasha and Malia, First Grandmother Marian Robinson, and his half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and her family.
November 25, 2009 at 9:01 PM
The Obama family passed out turkeys, stuffing and other Thanksgiving favorites to people at a food pantry organization.
November 25, 2009 at 8:10 PM
President Barack Obama and his family tucked turkeys, stuffing and other goodies into people’s bags at Martha’s Table in downtown Washington on Wednesday evening and wished them a happy holiday.
November 25, 2009 at 2:25 PM
A big bird from the East is heading west, thanks to a second chance at life given by President Obama in the nation’s capital Wednesday, a day before Americans sit down to Thanksgiving dinner.
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