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  • May 2008

    • R. Kelly Deputies Rebuff Reporter Over Doughnuts

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  May 14, 08 3:13 PM CDT

      R. Kelly Deputies Rebuff Reporter Over Doughnuts

      (Newser) - It seems Chicago cops are dead serious about keeping the media on a short leash during the R. Kelly child-pornography trial: Today, deputies rejected doughnuts from radio reporter Brendan Greeley, worried it could be interpreted as a sign of favoritism. Greeley was told he was “being a distraction” and threatened with the revocation of his media credentials, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. More »

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      celebrity trials  • journalist  • child pornography  • reporter  • R. Kelly  • donut

  • March 2008
  • August 2007

    • Dunkin' Donuts Will Cut the Trans Fat

      Associated Press  |  Aug 27, 07 7:40 AM CDT

      Dunkin' Donuts Will Cut the Trans Fat

      (Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts says it will eliminate nearly all trans fat from items on its menu by October 15—including the doughnuts. The chain will switch to a more heart-friendly blend of palm, soybean and cottonseed oils. But the company itself cautions consumers to keep the move  in perspective. "Certainly, we did not create a healthy doughnut," says a Dunkin' exec. More »

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      food  • Starbucks  • fat  • Dunkin' Donuts  • donut  • trans fats

    • Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 1, 07 4:49 PM CDT

      Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

      (Newser) - The owner of two Chicago-area Dunkin' Donuts is locked in a legal dispute with the company over conflicts between his religious beliefs and his breakfast menu, the Chicago Tribune reports. A franchisee since 1979, Walid Elkhatib has never served pork products; it wasn't until 2002 that Dunkin' Donuts insisted he toe the line or lose stores. More »

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      lawsuit  • food  • religion  • Islam  • discrimination  • Muslim  • Dunkin' Donuts  • pork  • Arabs  • franchise  • breakfast sandwiches  • donut

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