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CHOP Recieves $10 Million From the Soft-Drink Industry to Fight Obesity; Coke Now Holds the Top Two National Soft-Drink Spots

• Chalk it up to a guilty conscience: The soft-drink industry gave Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) $10 million in grants to fight childhood obesity. [KYW Newsradio]

• A faulty Breathalyzer used by the Philadelphia Police Department has put more than 400 drunken-driving cases in jeopardy. [Daily News]

Coffee the Musical is coming soon to Broadway. We hear if you buy nine tickets you’ll get the tenth free. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

• Pepsi might have plant-based bottles and old-timey cans, but data shows Diet Coke surpassed Pepsi sales in 2010, meaning Coke now holds the top two national soft-drink spots. [WSJ]

• MObama will pen a book about the White House garden and eating locally. Our suggested title: The Audacity of Eggplant. [WP via AP]

• We’ve been warning you about food prices going up, but according to this, they “skyrocketed” in February by 3.9 percent, the biggest one-month increase since 1974. [WBIR]

• Meet a pair of overly adorable 9-year-old chefs. Sheesh, if these toques get any younger, soon they’ll be cooking in the womb! [ABC News]

CHOP Recieves $10 Million From the Soft-Drink Industry to Fight Obesity; Coke