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With the aggravation of the debt deal behind him, Obama treats his staff to lunch at a burger joint.

04 August,2011 10:49 am

As the debt deal signed, US President Barack Obama rewarded his hard-working staff members with burgers and fries.The president bought lunch for five staffers who had spent months trying to hammer out a deal. He also picked up the tab for a woman who held his place in line.The staffers feasted on their greasy treats around a table at Good Stuff Eatery, a crowded Capitol Hill joint that serves a burger named Prez Obama Burger.After shaking hands with customers there, Obama returned to the White House for a cabinet meeting.On the eve of his 50th birthday, he said hed turn to cabinet members for guidance on getting older.Im going to get advice from some around the table...about how to handle this milestone, he said.