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White House 

• First lady will lead US delegation to Olympics

• Michelle Obama brings Broadway to the White House 

• Obama shines White House light on diversity in American music

• Biden marks $375 million, electric power deal with Benin

• Obama marks 25th anniversary of federal disability act

• Michelle Obama cheers on women veterans

• Obama honors NBA Champion Miami Heat

 

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

> Michelle Obama: High school diploma is not enough

 

Entertainment and Culture

• Eddie Murphy receives top US humor prize at Kennedy Center 

• Entertainer Jennifer Lopez: ‘we’re realizing our power’

• Maya Angelou celebrates Black History Month with annual radio special

 

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

> Singer Alicia Keys campaigns for HIV education

 

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

> Family of Rosa Parks reflects on her personal memorabilia at Library of Congress

 

Travel and Technology

• Mobile apps offer last-minute deals

• Twitter, Internet increasingly popular for blacks

• The antidote to e-books

(Visit Loudoun via AP)

> Near DC, Virginia’s Middleburg offers wine country getaway