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Patrick Pleads With Obama to Intervene in Fishing Dispute; Martha Stewart’s Got A New Baking Show

• Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick wants President Obama to intervene in the ongoing dispute between the Commerce Department and local fishing interests. [Globe]

• From farm-raised food in Burlington, Vermont, to wine and cheese in Santa Rosa, California, CNBC weighs in on the country’s top cities for chowing down. Let the food fights begin! [CNBC]

• Martha Stewart has a new TV show on baking basics. Wonder if the former inmate will whip up a crowbar cake. [AP]

• Atkins for babies! One Stanford pediatrician is putting forward his theory that white rice cereal, long thought to be healthy, actually predisposes infants to obesity since it’s a whopping 97 percent carbs. [ABC News]

• You might have to get your omega-3s from farmed fish, which are on the verge of overtaking wild-caught ones globally. [NYT]

• The barbecue trend has officially gone mainstream: Chili’s is testing six new barbecue menu items, including rolled quesadillas and smoked wings. [NRN]

Patrick Pleads With Obama to Intervene in Fishing Dispute; Martha Stewart’s Got