The guest list for the dinner provided a sample. Among those seated in the State Dining Room were the first two Muslims elected to the U.S.Congress Keith Ellison and Andre Carson.

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At the end of the day, at least in the U.S., there is little incentive to prepare a real dinner when fast food is so available - and so much more fattening.

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The first lady attended the dinner, as did her rival in her bid for the U.S. Senate, Rep. Rick Lazio.

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The U.S.-Asean Business Council said it and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host a dinner for Mr. Thein Sein in Washington next Monday night.

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There's a report today that Putin had dinner with a group of reporters and told them that if the U.S. persists in its intent to deploy missile systems in his part of the world he will feel that it's important to respond in kind.

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