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Details of state dinner scarce, White House mum

It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them.

Survey finds Thanksgiving dinner cheaper this year

The Arkansas Farm Bureau says the price of a Thanksgiving dinner dipped slightly this year, thanks to a drop in dairy prices.

Man waiting for bus robbed of cash, chicken dinner

Transit police in Cleveland said a man waiting for a bus was attacked by four men who took money and his chicken dinner. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority police say the 64-year-old victim was treated for minor injuries following the incident earlier this month on the city's east side. Investigators are asking for tips that will lead them to suspects.

Obama to honor India with his first state dinner

And the first state dinner of President Barack Obama's administration goes to ... India.

Fan pays $63,500 for dinner with Palin

A true fan of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is paying $63,500 to have dinner with her.

Dinner with Palin part of charity auction

Want to have dinner with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? Plan on writing a big check.

Nephew: Michael joined family weeks before death

A nephew of Michael Jackson says his uncle joined a large family dinner a few weeks before he died, and talked openly about his creative plans beyond the 50-date concert stint in London.

Scoop: Obamas outshine Cruise, Holmes

There was one celebrity power couple in the room at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner May 9, and it wasn’t Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

Journalist dinner proceeds going to charity

Proceeds from the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday will help feed the hungry as well as funding journalism scholarships as the group has traditionally done, the press association announced.

Jackson says NAACP must help save auto industry

The NAACP has fought for a century to bring equal and civil rights to blacks, but the Rev. Jesse Jackson believes the organization's current battle is to help the troubled U.S. economy and struggling domestic auto industry.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama misses dinner in Iraq

One thing missing from President Barack Obama's whirlwind visit to the capital of Iraq? Dinner at the president's residence.

Lots of ham on the menu at annual Gridiron Dinner

President Barack Obama didn't have time to join a roast of prominent officials by the journalists who cover them, cracks Vice President Joe Biden, because Obama is getting ready for Easter. "He thinks it's about him," Biden says.

Obama hosts congressional leaders for dinner

President Barack Obama said he wants Democrats and Republicans to realize they share many interests, an appeal for cooperation as congressional leaders sat down together to dine Wednesday evening at the White House.

Obama praises McCain as a model of patriotism

President-elect Barack Obama is calling his former rival John McCain an American hero who set a standard of patriotism and bipartisanship for all to follow. Obama praised McCain at a Monday night dinner in Washington honoring the Republican senator from Arizona whom Obama defeated in the November election.

Obama breaks bread with conservative writers

President-elect Barack Obama has broken bread with some of his critics in the news media.

Chemists concoct Dickensian gruel

Britain's Royal Society of Chemistry says it has perfected the recipe for Oliver Twist's most famous meal — workhouse gruel.

How many cookies? Your holiday diet slipups

Holidays derailing your diet? You're not alone. We asked our readers to tell us about the temptations they've given into — and those they've managed to resist — and got some confessions.

NM governor hosts star-studded dinner at mansion

Gov. Bill Richardson hosted a star-studded dinner party last weekend to thank moviemakers and celebrities, including George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Paul Sorvino, for shooting films in the state.

No menu meltdown at financial meltdown summit

Brother, can you spare a $300 bottle of wine?

McCain, Obama trade jokes, not jabs at NYC dinner

John McCain and Barack Obama swapped self-deprecating jokes instead of campaign jabs Thursday night, the Republican saying he had replaced his team of senior advisers with "Joe the Plumber" while the Democrat claimed his own "greatest strength would be my humility."

White House foes to speak at famed NYC dinner

Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama have agreed to participate in what historian and author Theodore H. White once called "a ritual of American politics" — the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner.

White House State Dinner Guests

Guest list for White House state dinner in honor of Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor, as provided by the White House.

Nelly, Scott among guests at BET Awards pre-party

Beneath towering arches in an old cathedral downtown, a 20-member choir welcomed guests at the BET Awards pre-party with a rousing gospel tune.

5 Supreme Court justices on White House guest list

All five Roman Catholic justices on the Supreme Court were invited to Wednesday night's splashy White House dinner in honor of Pope Benedict XVI.

Food, Falcons: a Desert Delight for Bush

President Bush followed up a mild lecture about expanding democracy among the Mideast's comfortable dynasties with an opulent picnic at the desert playground of one of the region's wealthy leaders.

The Vine

What's For Dinner?

Okay, I confess. I'm hungry, and, therefore, thinking about food. All sorts of awesome flavors are teasing my mind right now, like bacon double cheeseburgers, chocolate covered-strawberries, chicken tenders, barbequed, shredded pork sandwiches...... MMmmmmmmm.........

Dinner on a Budget

The economy isn't great and food prices are souring. So, how do YOU manage to feed your family (or yourself) on a budget? There are the old stand-bys like ground beef and spaghetti, but wouldn't it be nice to have some interesting meal without breaking the bank?

Palin Fan forks over $63K for Dinner with sad little Sarah
Source: FOXNews.com

A Sarah Palin fan has bid $63,500 to win an e-bay auction of dinner with Sarah. How Sad.

Tomato Pie Recipe
Source: Simply recipes

excerpt: "" The first time I heard of it ("tomato pie", hmm, oooookaaaay) my brain suffered a little cognitive dissonance (never heard those two words, tomato and pie, joined at the hip like that before). Seconds after taking a bite however, I was begging for the recipe."

'NY Post' reports Arroyo's $20,000 dinner
Source:

[Manila, Philippines]PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo's $20,000 or almost P1 million dinner at New York's posh Le Cirque restaurant on Aug. 2 has landed her on "Page 6" of the New York Post.

"Arroyo's $15,000 dinner in D.C"
Source: VERA Files Site

[Manila, Philippines] THE New York Post and Washington Post reported on Wednesday yet another expensive meal President Gloria Arroyo and her entourage partook of during her recent working visit to the United States.

Alone in a Restaurant

Last week, I wrote an article about your favorite things to eat when home alone for dinner, based on the book I recently picked up, Alone In the Kitchen with an Eggplant, a compilation of stories about what people eat when they are on their own, edited by Jenni Ferrari-Adler.

What's for dinner?
Source: ABC Action News

How would you feel if the dinner you were eating was actually a feast of roadkill the host scraped off the street near his home?

Fried Green Tomatoes, Onion Cheese Biscuits and Buttermilk-Cornmeal Fried Chicken
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

Last week we published breakfast items that use buttermilk, and this week it's dinner. Actually, a Southern-themed dinner.

New York Council Approves Manhattan Traffic Fees
Source: Bloomberg.com

Perhaps to generate more revenue for the city, the New York City Council should consider waiving tolls for anyone seeing a Broadway Show:

Mile-high dining, if you can stomach heights
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

A group of diners dangle from a crane and tuck in at a table 160ft in the air.

What is your Favorite Deli-Style Sandwich?

I have been told to eat healthier... to watch my cholesterol, drop a few pounds, increase my intake of fruits and vegetables, and exercise more. Screw that... let's eat!!!

He's Barack Obama
Source: Jib Jab

As seen at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner Love him or hate him, its a pretty funny piece.

You Put What in Your Mouth and Swallowed?

I was recently talking with some friends about the horrible foods that our parents forced us to eat as kids. The usual suspects like liver and pickled you name its came up.

Once again, Obama's promises collide with reality: this time it's lobbyists and donations
Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — When President Obama arrived at the Mandarin Oriental hotel for a fund-raising reception on Thursday night, the new White House rules of political purity were in order: no lobbyists allowed.

Can a Movie Change Our Dinner?
Source: WorldWatch Institute

Students from the nearby French Culinary Institute served organic popcorn and artisanal pretzel sticks. My friend Rachel brought some spicy beef jerky made in her Brooklyn apartment with grassfed meat that was processed at Meatpacking District institution Pat La Frieda.

Sex, Lies and a Warm Evening Dinner

How many of us dream about forgetting just about everything from our hectic lifestyles and just come home, kick back and enjoy a relaxing evening with that special someone? I think you have seen yourself in that picture many times, haven't you? You and your partner take your shoe …

At-a-boy from the wife

I taught two courses in business calculus for a major university this 2009 spring semester. My student dropout rates usually run under 10 percent, so I have had the honor to mark 70 final examinations and figure out final grades.

Obama, comedian in chief
Source: CNN

"I would like to talk about what my administration plans to achieve in the next 100 days," Obama said. "During the second 100 days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first 100 days."

White House Correspondents' Dinner: Funny Or Not?

President Obama at the Correspondents' Dinner Part 1 President Obama at the Correspondents' Dinner Part 2

For Washington Journalists, One Night to Laugh
Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Obama took the stage at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night and said he was going to "speak off the cuff" — as two teleprompters loudly whirred into place.

Meals That Melt Off Pounds
Source: Yahoo! Health

Diving into a plateful of healthy food can feel like doing your taxes: a necessary evil in order to keep you in the black...jeans you love, that is.

A dinner she will say Yes over

Well if you're like me you some times read the last page early in order to know if it has a happy ending. If that's the case then I'll write this as if it's our last page of this journey.

Turkey dinner ends in explosion
Source: northjersey.com

Excerpt: A Bergenfield man set his garage on fire today while trying to deep fry a turkey for his family's Easter dinner.

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