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Perhaps Mr. Frank should show up at the White House Hanukkah dinner and claim that he is the mashgiach &#8212; but he lost his invitation.  Can&#8217;t wait to see the photos of him and the Obamas scarfin&#8217; down dem latkes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lou emails: Hi, Luke. I&#8217;m sure Mr. Frank appreciates that you and other Jewish bloggers are helping him blow the whistle on the O.U. But has it occurred to you that the man is at least slightly unhinged? 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