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(CNSNews.com) – A White House chef told health professionals on Monday that obesity endangers national security as well as people’s health – and that’s why he and many other people have embraced First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign. “What motivates us is not just the fact that one in three Americans will have diabetes in their lifetime if we don’t change course, but the impact that it is having on our economy, on our health care system or our kids’ ability to learn, Sam Kass said. “It’s not just the fact that obesity may be our nation’s greatest national...

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Barack Obama plans to tell students Wednesday in a back-to-school message that America needs their passion and ideas in these tough economic times. The White House released the text of the president's message early to defuse any potential charges that Obama would give a political speech to the nation's school children. Two years ago, some conservatives accused Obama of bringing politics into the classroom with a similar back-to-school speech. The president plans to tell students they are the country's future and that "whether we fall behind or race ahead in the coming years is up to you."...