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bring a range of interests to the table. They hope the increased awareness she has generated through speeches, her garden and her physical exploits will translate into further reductions in childhood obesity rates long after she leaves the White House.
• About one-third of U.S. children are overweight or obese, which puts them at increased risk for any number of life-threatening illnesses, including diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Wednesday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2013. There are 307 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag (RYKS'-tahg), was gutted by fire. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming the Communists, used the fire as justification for suspending civil liberties.
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• On this date:
• In 1801, the District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress.
• In 1911, inventor Charles F. Kettering demonstrated his electric automobile starter in Detroit by starting a Cadillac's motor with just the press of a switch, instead of hand-cranking.
• In 1913, author and playwright Irwin Shaw ("Rich Man, Poor Man") was born in New York.
• In 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of women to vote.
• In 1939, the Supreme Court, in National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., outlawed sit-down strikes.
• In 1943, during World War II, Norwegian commandos launched a raid to sabotage a German-operated heavy water plant in Norway. The U.S. government began circulating one-cent coins made of steel plated with zinc (the steel pennies proved very unpopular, since they were easily mistaken for dimes).
• In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, limiting a president to two terms of office, was ratified.
• In 1960, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets, 3-2, at the Winter (Continued on page 34)
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