November 23, 2009
If tradition stands, the details of the guest list will be revealed only a few hours before the Obama administration's first state dinner tomorrow. The welcome for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be the biggest social event of the Obama White House. Already the Washington DC press corp is buzzing about the "got-to-be-there" fever. But this first dinner is primarily a thank you to the Obamas' most important political supporters. So I've learned that, among the Hollywood contingent asked to attend, are onetime DreamWorks partners David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg; Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Michael Lynton; and WME Entertainment Agency co-CEO Ari Emanuel.
"He will have to explain to the American people why his vision for bigger government, more spending, and higher taxes will work over the next four years when it hasn't worked in the past three and a half years.” – Sen. Rob Portman on President Obama
Apple's Cook Top-Paid US CEO in 2011: ReportApple chief executive Tim Cook topped the list of the best-paid CEOs in the US in 2011 thanks to stock options that put him more than $300 million above...
ewerickson: RT @mattklewis: If Cory Booker was morally opposed to acting like a surrogate, he should have simply declined the role. http://t.co/UVEjpZfO
ewerickson: RT @jimacostacnn: RT @PeterHambyCNN South Carolina labor official beats a Nikki Haley pinata with a baseball bat -- http://t.co/BOsElBhM
washingtonpost: NPR writers publishing book about Romney family dog that was strapped to roof of car: http://t.co/AEcZc8xJ
ppppolls: Arizona Senate poll will be up in the next half hour
politico: The Obama campaign rebukes Jim Clyburn on his "raping companies" remark about Bain Capital: http://t.co/t03vvxWj