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N.Y. bakery sparks uproar with Obama cookies
Jan. 23, 2009, NEW YORK – A Greenwich Village bakery owner has sparked outrage for selling "Drunken Negro Face" cookies in honor of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Ted Kefalinos, who runs Lafayette French Pastry on Greenwich Avenue, made a batch of the chocolate treats on Martin Luther King day, hoping to make his customers smile.

Instead, he received complaints and crank calls, and neighbouring store owners say he should have known better. | FULL STORY


 
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