POLITICO Playbook: ‘A WEEK OF MAJOR AND VERY PERSONAL VICTORIES’ for POTUS

BULLETIN: TERRORIST ATTACK IN FRANCE - Politico Europe flashes: "Hollande calls assault terrorism: A decapitated body found on the site of French gas plant explosion, and a suspect has been arrested," by Nicholas Vinocur and Jan Cienski: "President Fran?ois Hollande called an assault Friday on a French gas canister factory a terrorist attack, resulting in the arrest of a man who drove onto the site carrying an Islamic State flag.

"A decapitated head covered in Arabic writing was found at the Air Products factory near the town of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, Hollande said from Brussels, where he was attending a European Council summit. The body of the decapitated man was found several meters away." https://politi.co/1GwDVMf

--PARIS/AP: "Official: Suspect arrested in French gas factory attack known to intelligence services."

By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; [email protected]), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; [email protected])

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LIVING HISTORY -- "Obama bounces back," by Edward-Isaac Dovere : "There was shouting in the hallway outside the Oval Office when the decision came down - but most people couldn't tell at first whether it was happy or distraught. ... The Supreme Court decision capped a week of major and very personal victories for the president. Obamacare's secure. A discussion on race, the most personal issue of his presidency, gained new urgency after he purposefully used a word that most agreed only he could say. 'Obamatrade,' as some right-wingers tried to rebrand 'fast-track' trade authority, is headed to his desk pretty much how he wanted it." https://politi.co/1GMMgxE

SHOT -- "Conservatives steamed at Chief Justice Roberts' betrayal," by Josh Gerstein: "On Thursday, as the George W. Bush appointee again helped President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement avoid a potentially devastating blow, they felt betrayed. Adding to the sting: The chief justice wasn't just along for the ride: when the court's ruling allowing the law's insurance subsidies to be offered nationwide emerged, he wrote the majority opinion and delivered it from the bench. ...

"Roberts' decision to side with the Obama administration for a second time on the high-profile health care law threw a huge splash of fuel onto a long-simmering debate about whether Republicans misjudged the chief justice when he was nominated a decade ago or whether he has grown more moderate in his years on the court - a phenomenon many conservatives complained about with earlier Republican appointees such as Justices David Souter, Sandra Day O'Connor and John Paul Stevens. ...

"The chief justice smiled and chuckled as Scalia - who read much of his dissent from the bench - unleashed the 'SCOTUScare' epithet." https://politi.co/1GAZmuK Roberts' majority opinion and Scalia's dissent: https://1.usa.gov/1dk7qsp

CHASER -- Boston Globe A1, "Ruling gives GOP a reprieve," by Annie Linksey in D.C.: "It allows Republicans to avoid the massive political backlash expected if the court sided with conservative plaintiffs and left more than 6 million people in 34 states without subsidies to buy health insurance. ... Though the ruling guarantees that the ... law will be a GOP rallying crying for a fourth straight election, there's some evidence that popular opinion is shifting. A CBS/New York Times poll released Monday showed for the first time that more Americans approve of the health law than disapprove [47-44] ...

"Newt Gingrich[:] 'The whole thing was drifting toward chaos ... Ari Fleischer ... said the GOP 'dodged a demagogical bullet that would have hurt the party and impacted its ability to ever repeal the law,' particularly since Obama can wield a veto pen until 2017." https://bit.ly/1QT0gxE

HOW IT'S PLAYING: NYT banner, "JUSTICES GIVE OBAMA ANOTHER HEALTH CARE VICTORY: 6-3 Ruling Upholds U.S. Subsidies - Scalia Scathing in Dissent" ... WSJ col. 2-6, "High Court Saves Health Law" ... USA Today banner, "OBAMACARE PREVAILS" ... WashPost cols. 2-6, "Health-care act survives court" ... L.A. Times cols 3-6, "OBAMACARE APPEARS CEMENTED INTO LAW" ... Chicago Tribune, "HEALTH LAW 'HERE TO STAY.'"

--NYT QUOTATION OF THE DAY - Chief Justice Roberts: "Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them."

TAKEAWAYS - JEFFREY TOOBIN, "Doom for a Cynical Assault on Obamacare": "[I]t may ... be appropriate, on the occasion of the 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell, to observe that this lawsuit was from its inception a shameful and cynical exercise, which illustrated the debasement of the contemporary conservative legal movement." https://nyr.kr/1HiMFLz

CASS SUNSTEIN in Bloomberg View, "The Catch in the Obamacare Opinion": "Roberts's impressive opinion [Thursday] was not quite that dramatic, but it is a masterwork of indirection. It's already being seen as a final vindication of Obamacare. But it is also a strong assertion of the court's, and not the executive branch's, ultimate power to say what the law is.' https://bv.ms/1dj6gxi

HuffPost banner, "LIFE PANEL" ... Drudge banner, "SUPREMES LOVE OBAMACARE; COURT MOVES LEFT"

TWEETS DU JOUR -- ?@samsteinhp: "That Senate aide responsible for the drafting error in the ACA must be so fucking relieved right now. If you're out there, call me!"

@DavidAxelrod: "To his everlasting credit, and the credit of the critical institution he leads, the Chief Justice played it straight in today's ruling."

INSTAGRAM DU JOURS -- @petesouza: "Coincidence? At 10:10:26 according to my camera time, the President was informed of today's Supreme Court ruling on ACA. The clock in the Oval Office stopped working at about the same time." https://bit.ly/1IgJu6d

@Hillaryclinton: "A victory close to Hillary's heart: Affordable health care for every American is the law of the land. #tbt [pic of Obama and Hillary about to hug in the Situation Room]" https://bit.ly/1GMecSr

@petesouza: "President Obama hugs Deputy Chief of Staff Kristie Canegallo as Vice President Biden hugs Chief of Staff Denis McDonough after they heard about [Thursday's] Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act." https://bit.ly/1FDHMFB

@petesouza: "President Obama [locks hands] with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough after the Supreme Court announced their ruling upholding Affordable Care Act subsidies." https://bit.ly/1CxAMu0

CLICKER - "The 2015 Running of the Interns," by IJReview's Benny Johnson: https://bit.ly/1KgkTjn

D.C. SUMMER CAMP: Aspen Institute Spotlight Health - part of the Ideas festival - was just about to get underway as the Supreme Court ruling came down. Politico Health Editor Joanne Kenen, who's taking part, tells us that the organizers quickly added a "pop-up" event for early today called "The Supremes' Latest Hit: The Affordable Care Act Survives Another Test." They have the right people on hand: Tom Daschle, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Bill Frist, Kathleen Sebelius and Henry Waxman.

NEW ON THE TWITTERS -- @TomDaschle, whose first Tweet was: "At least 6.4 million people can exhale. Hearty congrats to @POTUS. #ACA is finally here to stay! Time now to build on what we've done."

TICK-TOCK - "How Barack Obama joined hands with Republicans to conquer his party on trade: By the end, Nancy Pelosi was left to lament that she was shut out," by Jake Sherman and Manu Raju: "The story of how Pelosi was vanquished by a president of her own party in unlikely tandem with GOP leaders began three days after Republicans swept the November midterm elections. It consisted of lobbying by the president and his Cabinet members, who zeroed in on a few dozen key Democratic senators and House members, wooing them with lunches in Washington, private Oval Office meetings and appearances in their states and districts." https://politi.co/1GwFbPm

HILLARY on LinkedIn, "It's time for full marriage equality": "Any day now, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to recognize marriages across the country. Like millions of people, I'm waiting and hoping. ... Every family deserves to be recognized under the law and treated equally in our society-not just in some states, but in every state. Just like marriage is a fundamental building block of our society, marriage equality is a core part of our mission to advance equality and opportunity for LGBT Americans and all Americans." https://linkd.in/1J8HPho

DISRUPT DAILY - "Many big companies live in fear for their future in digital age," by Reuters' Eric Auchard in Frankfurt: "The old powers of market incumbents -- massive scale, control over distribution, brand power, millions of customer relationships -- are no longer seen as the obstacles they once were to agile rivals with innovative business models. A new survey finds business leaders believe four out of 10 top-ranked companies in their industries worldwide won't survive the next five years." https://yhoo.it/1NgK7ft ... See the survey. https://bit.ly/1LzhbSn

SPOTTED: Ron Bonjean and Brian Walsh toured Politico's new space yesterday. As they walked up an down the aisle, meeting reporters and editors, Bonjean joked: "We should have a story cart: long ones, short ones, on-record, background quotes." Pic of Ron and Brian reading Politico Magazine's "The War Issue" in Politico's new café, where 100 different snacks, plus dozens of beverages, are free https://bit.ly/1Nl5zQW

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HILLARY LEAD SHRINKS to single digit in N.H. - CNN Polling Director Jennifer Agiesta: "According to a new CNN/WMUR New Hampshire Primary poll, Clinton holds an 8-point edge over Sanders, with 43% behind Clinton and 35% backing Sanders. Vice President Joe Biden clocks in at 8%, with 2% or less supporting Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee." https://cnn.it/1eLDSWc

SUNDAY SO FAR:

--"Face the Nation": Lawrence Wright of The New Yorker ... Chairman Paul Ryan, Rep. Elijah Cummings ... Gov. John Kasich

--Jake Tapper's "State of the Union": Donald Trump

--"Meet the Press": Sen. Lindsey Graham ... Gov. Bobby Jindal ... Panel: Michael Eric Dyson, Charles Ogletree, Kathleen Parker

--"Fox News Sunday": Gen. Michael Hayden ... Karim Sadjadpour of Carnegie Endowment ... Power player: John Garvey, president of Catholic University ... Panel: Brit Hume, AP's Lisa Lerer, Liz Cheney, Evan Thomas

CNN's JOHN KING, writing in The Boston Globe for "Primary Memories" feature, "A tireless Clinton ran until the end": "'The man is a HOSS. A HOSS. Just a . . . HOSS!! You got to understand what we are seeing here.' 'Horse,' is what James Carville was shouting at me in his Cajun cadence, somehow giddy despite the late hour ... Gennifer Flowers and allegations of marital infidelity. A newly released 1969 letter in which Bill Clinton called the Vietnam draft 'illegitimate.' ... Clinton's poll numbers were tanking, and Democratic circles buzzed with talk that the Arkansas governor was toast and perhaps Governor Mario Cuomo of New York or Senator Lloyd Bentsen would enter the race to save the party.

"My [AP] bosses suggested returning to Washington as the best option to track all the rumors and rumblings [as the wire service's chief political correspondent]. I begged to stay: I wanted to see whether one man's remarkable personal tenacity was enough to defy political gravity. ... 'They bought and paid her,' Hillary Clinton said of Flowers and the Star tabloid. Bill Clinton was more sympathetic. 'There have been a lot of victims in this process and maybe she [Flowers] is one of them,' he said. 'Not any more,' his wife quickly retorted. ...

"On Inauguration Day 2001, after handing the White House over to George W. Bush, Clinton flew home to Little Rock, and invited a few reporters who had been there in the early days of the 1992 campaign along for the ride. The conversation was full of memories of Dunkin' Donuts, the loyal band of Clinton New Hampshire supporters, and the roller coaster final weeks. 'That was wild,' the now former president said on that nostalgic flight. 'I love that place.'" https://bit.ly/1LJghjc

FIRST LOOK -- SOCIAL 2016 - JEB, "Viva Snapchat!! Ten Things We Learned From Your Snapchats": "1. The Bushes Salsa ... 2. Some of Jeb's supporters still have braces ... 3. Some folks got there... early ... 4. Jeb's mom is definitely going to vote for him ... 5. Jeb rolled up to the stage like a boss ... 6. This guy did not get there early ... 7. Jeb still appreciates his mom's help once in a while ... 8. Jeb is getting very good at the 'selfie walk' ... 9. Chow time is very important when you're on the Paleo diet like Jeb ... 10. But spending time with friends is even better." https://bit.ly/1QSGDpr

RUBIO supporting "Conservative Solutions Project" has a new video out, "Bad Deal : President Obama is negotiating a bad deal with Iran. Senator Marco Rubio is fighting to stop it." https://bit.ly/1e77o7S

FIRST LOOK - O'Malley senior foreign policy adviser Doug Wilson's memo to interested parties: Today at a Truman National Security Project conference, "Governor O'Malley will deliver his most comprehensive remarks to date on U.S. foreign policy, national security, and America's role in the world. He will outline a framework for U.S. foreign policy based on reducing new threats to our national security and supporting the rise of a global middle class." https://bit.ly/1BG1Zzw

TRAIL MIX -- Per 2016 Blast, Martin O'Malley's super PAC, Generation Forward, is out with an ad today attacking Bernie Sanders' record on guns. The spot will run digitally in Iowa. It attacks Sanders on three issues - that the NRA spent money to attack his opponent Peter Smith in the 1990 congressional race and his votes against the Brady Bill in 1993 and for the 2005 NRA-backed Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act in 2005. https://bit.ly/1QRFjmO

WHAT THE RIGHT IS READING -- "Republicans Should Help Bernie Sanders to Weaken Hillary," by Myra Adams in National Review: "[S]upporting Bernie in the early stages of his campaign is a noble cause that makes a great deal of political sense and emboldens me to announce Operation Chaos 2016. ... Only Sanders can force Hillary into making egregious sound bites while she tries to match his natural appeal to the Democratic party's ultraliberal base." https://bit.ly/1HiLvjo

JIM WEBB's first fiction piece in 14 years is in Politico Magazine, "To Kill a Man: A short story": "Long before James Webb became secretary of the Navy or a U.S. senator ... he was a 23-year-old Marine fighting in Vietnam's An Hoa basin, west of the city of Da Nang, as part of the Fifth Marine Regiment. ... Webb's time at the war helped to inspire his career as a writer; his 1978 debut novel, Fields of Fire, is considered one of the best books ever written about the Vietnam War, and his writing ever since has often focused on combat." https://politi.co/1IgJFyh

MEGATRENDS -- "World's Aquifers Losing Replenishment Race, Researchers Say," by NYT's Felicity Barringer: "From the Arabian Peninsula to northern India to California's Central Valley, nearly a third of the world's 37 largest aquifers are being drained faster than they are being replenished ... The aquifers are concentrated in food-producing regions that support up to two billion people." https://nyti.ms/1Ltncz4

LATE-NIGHT BEST - "[Jon] Stewart Slams GOP: Think of Climate Change as 'Preserving Traditional Sea Levels'" - Video https://bit.ly/1FE9ty6

SILICON VALLEY FYI -- "Google's Latest Self-Driving Car Prototypes Are Now On Mountain View Streets," by TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington: "Google has an update on the status of its self-driving car project - the latest prototypes of its vehicles are road-ready and already driving in Mountain View." https://tcrn.ch/1djHKvP

THOUGHT LEADERS - Financial Times, top of p. 1, "Gates open: Microsoft co-founder to pump $2bn into green technologies," by John Thornhill and Christopher Adams in London: "Gates is planning to double his personal investment in innovative green technologies to $2bn over the next five years in an attempt to 'bend the curve' in combating climate change. The billionaire philanthropist said he had already invested about $1bn in dozens of early stage companies - including battery storage, next-generation nuclear and free air carbon capture - hoping they ... develop 'breakthrough' technologies." https://on.ft.com/1QT4kOs

--"Jimmy Carter hopes the play 'Camp David' comes to Broadway," by AP's Mark Kennedy: "Jimmy Carter has been a governor, the nation's commander in chief and a Nobel Prize winner. One thing he still would like to see is himself on a Broadway stage. The 39th president is hoping Lawrence Wright's play 'Camp David' can find a Broadway theater and remind New York audiences about the bravery that went into the landmark 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty." https://yhoo.it/1FDGMBq

MEDIAWATCH -  "Fox News drops Bob Beckel," by Dylan Byers : "'We tried to work with Bob for months, but we couldn't hold The Five hostage to one man's personal issues,' Bill Shine, executive vice president of programming, said in a statement. 'He took tremendous advantage of our generosity, empathy and goodwill and we simply came to the end of the road with him.' Shine said Fox News personalities Juan Williams and Geraldo Rivera will be 'among those rotating on the show for the near future.' Beckel, who joined the network in 2000, had entered rehab therapy for his addiction to prescription pain medication in April. His last appearance on the network was Feb. 16." https://politi.co/1Nl5ixs

--"Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes Signs New Multi-Year Contract with 21st Century Fox" - Release: "21st Century Fox [on Thursday] announced that Roger Ailes has signed a new multi-year contract with the Company to continue to serve as Chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Business Network, and Chairman of Fox Television Stations. ... The announcement was made by Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch and James Murdoch, to whom Mr. Ailes will jointly report." https://bit.ly/1QSmbVC

-- "Murdoch's chief of staff [Natalie Ravitz] steps down," by Capital New York's Joe Pompeo: "In a company memo obtained by Capital, Murdoch wrote that Ravitz 'has decided she wants to move on from her current role and transition to a leadership operating position.' ... Ravitz, a former communications director for the New York City Department of Education, has been Murdoch's chief of for the past three and a half years, as well as a senior vice president for strategy. She's also the person who created the popular Tumblr account Murdoch Here, which chronicles the mogul's travels and routines." https://bit.ly/1BQehFN

--"Down-to-earth reasons for that heavenly glow," by Paul Colford on AP's blog: "Is that a halo over President Barack Obama? It sure looks like one, especially to critics of Obama and The Associated Press, who have complained in blogs and on Twitter that AP photographers sometimes give the president a heavenly glow. ... Concerns have been raised about a glow or halo around the president since George W. Bush held office, as seen in this frame with the presidential seal behind him. The out-of-focus [presidential] seal is simply a tool to separate the subject from the background so he is not seen speaking in a sea of black." https://bit.ly/1e75gNq

--"Bloomberg TV's New Show 'What'd You Miss' Aims for Broader Crowd," by Variety's Brian Steinberg:"'What'd You Miss?' will debut Monday in a 'soft launch' and ... rely on the avuncular personality of Joe Weisenthal, who arrived at Bloomberg to oversee its consumer-focused markets coverage in November of last year after making a name for himself as the always-on correspondent at Business Insider who covered the financial markets on a seemingly 24/7 basis. ... The 30-minute-long 'What'd You Miss,' which launches June 29 at 4 p.m. ET, is designed to serve as the network's flagship markets program." https://bit.ly/1RB9TMw

PIC DU JOUR -- ?@DanaBashCNN : "And here's my GOP selfie at this bipartisan softball game @GOPLeader @TGowdySC #CWSG" https://bit.ly/1IgJGlS

HOT VIDEO -- "The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes: 315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives," by Andrew Kahn and Jamelle Bouie https://slate.me/1HiMqjJ

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION - "[Gov. Larry] Hogan: Maryland will move forward on Purple Line, with counties' help," by WashPost's Robert McCartney, Ovetta Wiggins and Katherine Shaver: "In a blockbuster news conference addressing practically every major transportation issue facing the state, Hogan simultaneously said he would increase spending on roads and bridges by $1.35 billion in coming years." https://wapo.st/1Ltno15

POSTCARD FROM CAPITOL HIL: Daniel caught a great sunrise with beautiful clouds yesterday morning around the Capitol Dome. Pic https://bit.ly/1BG7wWE

MARTHA JOYNT KUMAR's latest book, "Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power": "Kumar enjoyed unprecedented access to several incumbent and candidate transition team members, and she combined in-depth scholarship with one-on-one interviews to put readers squarely behind the scenes. Using the Bush-Obama handoff as a lens through which to examine the presidential transition process, Kumar interweaves examples from previous administrations as far back as Truman-Eisenhower, creating a lively account of lessons learned and pitfalls encountered during past presidential transitions." $37.95 on Amazon:https://amzn.to/1IggLhH 2-min. book trailer: https://bit.ly/1BEssxn

WHITE HOUSE ARRIVAL LOUNGE - OMB has "brought on Marc Groman this week to serve as the Senior Advisor to the Director for Privacy. ... Groman was most recently the President and CEO of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), a self-regulatory association exclusively focused on advertising online and in mobile."

HEATHER PODESTA named to the board of directors of the Center for Reproductive Rights - release: Among the four new board members: "Maria Cardona ... is a Principal at the Dewey Square Group (DSG), the founder of Latinovations, and a CNN/CNN en Espa?ol Political Contributor. ... Heather Podesta is founder and principal of Heather Podesta + Partners, a cutting-edge government relations firm based in Washington, D.C." https://bit.ly/1djEO2d

--Khalid Pitts to Sierra Club -- release: "[C]ommunity advocate, small business owner, and former D.C. city council candidate Khalid Pitts has been hired as the organization's new National Political Director. ... His political experience includes work as Board Chair and President of USAction and USAction Education Fund, Senior Partner at Democracy Partners, Director of Strategic Campaigns for [SEIU], State Director for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and Virginia State Director for Dick Gephardt for President."

OUT AND ABOUT -- To celebrate summer, National Review DC threw an "on fleek party" at Cap Hill's new hotspot, VIDA's Penthouse Pool in the Yards, a Vegas style rooftop. SPOTTED : Eliana Johnson, Perry Bacon, Jonathan Strong, Betsy Woodruff, John McCormack, Robb Harleston, Alexis Levinson, Alex Pappas, and more.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD - Amos Snead, a Roy Blunt alum and founding partner of Bryant Row, LLC and co-founder of FamousDC.com, and Whitney Drew, manager of gov't affairs at NextEra Energy, on Facebook: "Barrett Kent Snead ... joined our world on a hot Tuesday morning weighing ... Emery and Harrison are quickly growing into their roles as big sister and big brother. They're excited to teach baby brother Barrett about life on Capitol Hill and the winning ways of the Washington Nationals, the Crimson Tide and the Baltimore Ravens." Pic https://bit.ly/1HjZLqb

--Jessica Bassett Allen, a V.P. in SKDKnickerbocker's Albany office, and her husband, Jason , welcomed the early arrival of their first child, Jackson Charles Allen, on Tuesday. Pic https://bit.ly/1eKyW3P

BIRTHDAYS: WSJ's Patrick O'Connor and Louise Radnofsky ... Charles S. Robb, father, marine, senator, governor, son-in-law to a president turns 76 (h/t Lyndon Boozer) ... Elizabeth Wilner! ... WashPost's Juliet Eilperin ... Adam Goers, deputy campaign manager and COO at O'Malley for President ... Joannie Braden ... Treasury Dept COS Chris Weideman ... Dave Brown, associate at Brunswick Group ... Julie Norton (h/t Jon Haber) ... Stephen Ratner, Treasury and Crist alum ... Jesse Greener, former deputy finance director on now Sen. David Perdue's primary campaign (and now back in school to become a teacher) (h/t bro Ted) ... GOP pollster Jon McHenry ...

... Mark Ritacco, director of strategic initiatives for Sen. Chris Murphy, turns 3-0, which he is dealing with by reminding himself all day that he shares a birthday with Derek Jeter (h/t Andrew Ricci) ... Derek Jeter is 41 ... Betsy Burton Goldin ... former Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie ... Mickey Leibner of the Moffett Group ... Ross Feinstein of American Airlines, a TSA and ICE alum ... Kathleen Falk ... Denny Gass ... Joannie Braden (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) ... Joe Durheim ... Lucy Silver ... Ed Buckley ... NYT's Daniel Victor ... Philip Lajaunie ... Judy Havemann of National Endowment of the Humanities ... Bill Lyne ... Alex Hayden DiLalla ... Graeme Zielinski ... Greg LeMond is 54 ... actress-singer Ariana Grande is 22 (h/ts AP)

TOMORROW: Bush alum Tony Fratto of Hamilton Place Strategies, whose firm is celebrating the #trade votes, having been the comms muscle behind the Trade Benefits America Coalition (h/t Ben Chang)

DESSERT - "The Last Supper: Horror Stories of Breaking Up in D.C. Restaurants and Bars," by Washington City Paper's Jessica Sidman: "Restaurants are privy to all sorts of relationship milestones: engagements, first dates, anniversaries. Breakups are no exception. While they're not usually as frequent as other occasions, industry veterans have all seen someone left crying at a table or with a drink in the face. Being prepared for the implosion of human emotion is all part of the job." https://bit.ly/1GMeNDD

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