Assistant White House chef faces furlough due to budget cuts

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White house chef Sam Kass drops pumpkins into a wheelbarrow during the fall harvest of the White House kitchen garden in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Assistant White House chef Sam Kass, who cooks weekly for President Barack Obama and helps run a program to battle childhood obesity, said on Tuesday he will be furloughed because of federal budget cuts. Kass mentioned the furlough while talking to reporters about Let's Move, a childhood obesity initiative of first lady Michelle Obama. The program will not be affected by automatic budget cuts that took effect on March 1 but he said, "We're being furloughed. …

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