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To: Brumar89 who wrote (642680)	1/18/2012 5:14:11 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1578514

First Lady Celebrates B-Day at Steakhouse Featuring $28 'Obama' Burger--Kobe Beef, Bacon, Cheese By Susan Jones and Greg Gwyn-Williams January 18, 2012 cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) - Michelle Obama celebrated her 48th birthday Tuesday night with her husband and friends at a D.C. steakhouse where the menu features a $28 hamburger named "The Obama." BLT Steak describes its "Obama" burger as an 8-ounce American Kobe burger with bacon, cheddar cheese, burnt tomato ketchup, and scallion mustard. American Kobe beef is from a line of Japanese Wagyu cattle, which traditionally are fed a special diet and massaged to produce the fat-marbling for which the meat is prized. But the Obamas didn't have burgers--they reportedly had steak in the private dining room. In response to a query from CNSNews.com, the BLT restaurant chain would not provide any details of the Obamas' visit, except to say they were "quite honored to have them as our guests." But according to one food blog--in a town famous for leaks--the President and Mrs. Obama ordered a 10-ounce American Wagyu steak, which at $81 is the second most expensive item on the menu, just behind the 12-ounce American Wagyu for $92. Dessert reportedly was a special-order red velvet cake. The a la carte dinner menu, posted online, shows the Obamas had plenty of food to choose from: The appetizers at BLT Steak range in price from $11 (for a Bibb lettuce salad with mustard dressing) to $34 for a dozen oysters. Entrees range from $26 for lemon-rosemary chicken to $92 for the 12-ounce Wagyu Ribeye. Side dishes include an $8 order of French fries or onion rings. The most expensive side dish is $13 for "Hen of the Woods" mushrooms. Most desserts are $10, and they include crêpe soufflé with passion fruit sauce and mini doughnuts with chocolate sauce and coffee ice cream. "The Obama" is one of 5 burgers listed on the restaurant's " Political Burger Board." At $28, it is the second most expensive burger, right after "The Bi Partisan," which costs $32. The Bi Partisan is also an 8 ounce Kobe beef burger, topped with lobster, cheddar cheese and "black truffle buttermilk dressing." The other three burgers--including "The Pork Barrel"--cost either $16 or $18. The restaurant's assistant general manager told the blog Foodorama that Michelle Obama "dines with us quite regularly."

To: Brumar89 who wrote (642680)	1/18/2012 7:19:45 PM
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Kraft to cut 1,600 jobs in U.S., Canada chicagobusiness.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (642680)	1/18/2012 7:52:04 PM
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In Wake of Keystone Decision, Canadian Prime Minister Harper Says Canada Will Work on Sending Oil to Asia By Jake Tapper Jan 18, 2012 abcnews.go.com President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline application, as recommended by the U.S. State Department, was met with disappointment by our friends north of the border. In a statement, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office said that President Obama called him this morning. “The president explained that the decision was not a decision on the merits of the project and that it was without prejudice, meaning that TransCanada is free to reapply,” said the statement. “Prime Minister Harper expressed his profound disappointment with the news. He indicated to President Obama that he hoped that this project would continue given the significant contribution it would make to jobs and economic growth both in Canada and the United States of America.” Pointedly, the statement also says that Harper “reiterated to the president that Canada will continue to work to diversify its energy exports.” “Diversify”? What does that mean? It means Canada will explore selling more of its oil to Asia. As Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver told the CBC: “Our focus is, as you know, on diversifying our markets. We currently have one customer for our energy exports. That customer has said that it doesn’t want to expand at the moment. So it certainly intensifies the broad strategic objective of the government to diversify to Asia.” Curiously, President Obama’s readout is somewhat less informative: “President Obama called Prime Minister Harper to personally convey his Administration’s decision on the Keystone pipeline,” the White House statement reads. “The President also reaffirmed the close alliance and friendship between the United States and Canada.” As we covered earlier today, the project would directly create an estimated 13,000 jobs with the Teamsters Union assessing more than 100,000 others support jobs would be created along the pipeline’s path. -Jake Tapper