They arrived with a car full of provisions but found their cliffside cabin so stylish and well stocked that they invited friends over and prepared a dinner for eight, complete with wine, tablecloth and silverware (all provided).

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"My big thing is if you put all of Congress on Social Security, I bet that thing would get solved real quick, " Engel said as he prepared for the night's spaghetti dinner at Firestone VFW Post 3383 in Akron, Ohio.

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On the other hand, people who are prepared to fork out hundreds of dollars for lunch or dinner expect their surroundings to be at least as sumptuous as their food.

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Prime Minister David Cameron has written to colleagues, the Mail on Sunday reported, to say they cannot expect low-paid workers like nurses and dinner ladies to "take on a burden we are not prepared to assume for ourselves".

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