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Their standing weekly lunch is normally served by butlers on the finest china in a private White House dining room. They sit at opposite ends of a polished mahogany table, a golden chandelier hanging overhead. Lunch at Ray's Hell Burger strikes a different tone.
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Even the world's most powerful man, and the guy a heartbeat away, crave a juicy burger sometimes. So off they went to Ray's Hell Burger in Northern Virginia where they waited patiently in line as two customers in front of them pondered the menu leisurely, apparently oblivious to whom they were holding up.
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