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Kass Among White House Sequestration Casualties

Assistant Chef Sam Kass, a key advisor to Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative, will see his hours cut due to budget constraints.

April 15, 2013

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White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass, a key figure in First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign, is reportedly one of the federal employees impacted by the so-called "sequestration" budget cuts, reports the New York Times. Kass, who also cooks for the First Family several nights a week, was expected to receive a furlough notice that would cut his hours, one of 480 White House employees so affected.

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