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Report at nypost.com

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The “Cameron girls”:

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Connecticut bishops fight sex abuse bill

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John Tesh & Oprah?

]]> http://totimundi.com/blog/2010/04/12/april-12-2010/feed/ 0 Garrison Keillor should shut up http://totimundi.com/blog/2009/12/18/garrison-keillor-should-shut-up/ http://totimundi.com/blog/2009/12/18/garrison-keillor-should-shut-up/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:02:59 +0000 Administrator http://totimundi.com/blog/?p=310 Garrison Keillor has unpleasant things to say about Unitarians, Jews, and the people of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in his recent column. Maybe he should stay in his bigoted little hicksville where things are more to his liking.

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The menu for the White House state dinner Tuesday in honor of India, prepared with the help of guest chef Marcus Samuelsson of New York’s Aquavit restaurant:

Potato and eggplant salad

White House arugula with onion seed vinaigrette

Wine: 2008 Sauvignon Blanc, Modus Operandi, Napa Valley, Calif.

Red Lentil Soup with Fresh Cheese

Wine: 2006 Riesling, Brooks “Ara,” Willamette Valley, Ore.

Roasted potato dumplings with tomato chutney

Chick peas and okra

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Green curry prawns

Caramelized salsify with smoked collard greens and coconut-aged basmati

Wine: 2007 Granache, Beckmen Vineyards, Santa Ynez, Calif.

Pumpkin pie tart

Pear tatin

Whipped cream and caramel sauce

Wine: Sparkling Chardonnay, Thibaut-Janisson Brut, Monticello, Va.

Petits fours and coffee

Cashew brittle

Pecan pralines

Passion fruit and vanilla geles

Chocolate-dipped fruit

Source: The White House

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I understand that Indians have dietary restrictions, but I think the White House could have come up with a better menu.

State dinner: Who’s at the head tables?

Who Is Hot And Who Was Blocked (Or Forgotten) At First White House State Dinner–huffingtonpost.com

Guest list–washingtonpost.com

Modern Flourishes as Obamas Host State Dinner–New York Times

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It is a mystery to me why the British wanted to play along with Bush’s fascist adventure in Iraq in the first place.

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