US President Barack Obama is confident in the quality of Gulf of Mexico seafood despite the BP oil spill and is serving some at a party to mark his 49th birthday, a top aide said. “Later today at the President’s birthday party, he’s going to be serving his guests seafood from the Gulf of Mexico,” ­White House energy advisor Carol Browner told NBC yesterday.

The White House did not release details about the event. Mr Obama turned 49 on August 4 while his wife and their daughters were out of town, and he marked the occasion in Chicago with a collection of friends including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.

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