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Meet the party crashers at the Obamas' State Dinner:
6:24 PM Nov 25th
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Photo of the president (with the girls for moral support) at the turkey pardoning ceremony
9:53 AM Nov 25th
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This afternoon, the first family will volunteer at Martha's Table, which provides food and clothing to people in need
9:48 AM Nov 25th
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Here are the president's remarks on this solemn occasion:
9:46 AM Nov 25th
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"Thanks to the interventions of Malia&Sasha--I was planning to eat this sucker--"Courage" will be spared this terrible and delicious fate.
9:46 AM Nov 25th
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The president pardoned the national turkey today, a bird named Courage.
9:40 AM Nov 25th
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The big night in full:
7:53 PM Nov 24th
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The party goes on, but your faithful correspondent is calling it a night.
7:50 PM Nov 24th
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The prime minister responds: "Your journey to the White House has captured the imaginations of millions and millions of Indians."
6:26 PM Nov 24th
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The president toasting the prime minister: "Giants like Gandhi and King are the reasons why both of us can stand here tonight."
6:25 PM Nov 24th
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The White House "tent" has 12 chandeliers. (Some tent!)
6:24 PM Nov 24th
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When asked to tell which designer she's wearing, Ari Emanuel's wife says, "I can't."
6:03 PM Nov 24th
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Rahm Emanuel managed to avoid the press, but not before folks saw his wife, Amy, wearing a coral dress
6:02 PM Nov 24th
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Attorney General Eric Holder says he's excited about sitting at Steven Spielberg's table. Says his kids gave him some questions to ask.
6:00 PM Nov 24th
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I have to give a shout-out to my colleague, Helene Cooper, who has been a huge help with red carpet commentary!
5:59 PM Nov 24th
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Semonti Stephens, the first lady's deputy press secretary, is wearing a burgundy and gold sari that she got in Calcutta..
5:58 PM Nov 24th
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White House energy policy coordinator, Carol M. Browner, says that her black floor length dress is 10 years old.
5:56 PM Nov 24th
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When asked what she was wearing, the wife of Energy Secretary Steven Chu cheerfully replied: "Bloomingdales!"
5:54 PM Nov 24th
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White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers is wearing Comme des Garcons.
5:18 PM Nov 24th
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At the State Dinner tonight, Mrs. Obama is wearing a sleeveless, golden gown designed by the Indian-American designer Naeem Khan
5:05 PM Nov 24th
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- Name Rachel Swarns
- Bio Washington correspondent for The New York Times (www.nytimes.com.) I write about the Obama family and the lighter side of life in the White House.
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