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NANCY BENAC, Associated Press DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

April 29, 2015

State dinner fare: haiku, R&B — and chopsticks for the brave

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's state dinner for the prime minister of Japan offered guests a haiku, some R&B and the specter of chopsticks — for those brave enough

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