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2016 hopefuls hit the gym, try to skip pie on campaign trail

Published on August 17, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Scott Walker is counting steps on his FitBit. Jeb Bush swears by the Paleo diet. Bobby Jindal is a “gym rat.” With long travel days and a fresh slab of cherry pie never far away, the campaign trail is notoriously unhealthy. But many 2016 presidential candidates are striving to make smart lifestyle choices as they tour the small town diners and pizza places of the early voting states. “I try to do at least 10,000 steps a day,” said Walker,…

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Donald Trump calls Eric Erickson a “total loser” after being banned from RedState event

Published on August 8, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Donald Trump is not backing down at all after being dis-invited to speak at tonight’s RedState gathering in Atlanta by organizer Eric Erickson. Erickson issued a statement around midnight on Fridaym saying that Trump was no longer invited to speak as the headliner for the second day of the conservative conference in Atlanta, which featured other GOP candidates like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Erickson booted the New York businessman after his derogatory comments towards Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. Trump had been on…

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First lady gives new look to State Dining Room

Published on July 12, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Michelle Obama has given a touch-up to the White House State Dining Room, the latest interior design change that will endure long after she leaves the building. Her modest changes to the room where many dinners and other events are held follow this year’s more dramatic remake of the Old Family Dining Room and the unveiling of the Obama china service. Silk draperies with vertical stripes of peacock blue and ecru replace curtains made of ivory silk brocade and designed…

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Wednesday’s Food and Wine reader

Published on September 23, 2009 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care. The president has made a few notable allusions to it, and, by planting her vegetable garden on the South Lawn, Michelle Obama has tried to focus our attention on it. Just last month, Mr. Obama talked about putting a farmers’ market in front of the White House, and building new distribution networks to connect local farmers to public schools so that student…

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