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Obama Picks an Asian Carp Czar; Vandalism Hits Uptown

• President Obama appointed John Goss as his Asian carp czar yesterday. [Trib]

• Siam Cafe’s front door was busted in last night in Uptown. [Uptown Update]

• Joe Biden handed out hot dogs on the Colbert Report last night. [Daily Intel]

• Gourmet halal food is on the rise in France. [NYT]

• Jamba Juice now offers coffee. [Eater]

• Hearts are the newest trend in offal. [NRN]

• KFC’s latest marketing campaign is centered around reviving the iconography of Colonel Sanders, who more than 60 percent of young Americans can’t recognize. [USA Today]

Obama Picks an Asian Carp Czar; Vandalism Hits Uptown