Reliable Source - Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts share gossip from inside the Beltway and beyond. - February 1, 2009

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

Sarah Ferguson at Hook restaurant Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Matt Houston) The duchess of York (black business suit) skipped the shellfish appetizer -- she's allergic -- opting for arugula salad, grouper and red wine. Not sure why she was in town,...

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Artist Shepard Fairey has acknowledged that his poster of President Obama, right, is based on this April 27, 2006, photo taken by Associated Press photographer Mannie Garcia (at left). The Associated Press is mad at artist Shepard Fairey, claiming...

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(Win McNamee/Getty Images) Etta James performs in New Orleans in 2006. (Lee Celano/Reuters)Enlarge This Image "That woman he has singing for him, singing my song, she's gonna get her [booty] whipped. . . . I can't stand Beyoncé. She...

Klobuchar Slays 'Em at Press Club Foundation Dinner

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) The inaugural honeymoon is over and Congress is back to what it does best: Laughing at itself. Who knew a nice girl from Minnesota could be so deliciously snarky? Amy Klobuchar --...

Donald Trump, Going for the Green?

The Donald, at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, has been scouting Loudon County fairways.(Getty Images) Fore! Donald Trump has his eye on a local golf course -- which would definitely liven up the country club scene in...

Love, Etc.

Hank Azaria (Kimberly White/Reuters) Expecting: Actor Hank Azaria and girlfriend Katie Wright, reports People. The "Simpsons" star, 44, and former actress are having a boy; first child for both....

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The dolls formerly known as Sweet Sasha (left) and Marvelous Malia, made by Ty. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Enlarge This Image Those Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha dolls? Retired. Toymaker Ty -- best known for Beanie Babies -- released the plush...

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

(Jason Reed/Reuters) Eric Holder at Georgetown Day School on Tuesday night. How did the new attorney general finish his first day on the job? Attending a meeting for parents of the school's 10th-graders....

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(AP Photo/CBS, Jeffrey R. Staab) "I was afraid you were gonna have some of those other tapes, where I sound like Christian Bale." -- A relieved former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich reacting to a wiretap recording on Tuesday's "Late...

Just Who's Getting Taken for a Ride?

The Town Car and its chauffeured brethren: the downfall of many a VIP. (Ford) Another savvy pol taken down by a car and driver. Tom Daschle -- the insider's insider -- fails to pay taxes on the limo and...

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Christian Bale (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Actor Christian Bale swears even more than Rahm Emanuel. In a just-released audiotape, the "Dark Knight" star delivers a profanity-laced attack on a director of photography who walked on the set of his upcoming...

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visit with second-graders at Capital City Public Charter School. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) "The reason we came to visit: A) We wanted to get out of the White House; B) We wanted...

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

(Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Jill Biden, casually dressed and flanked by two Secret Service agents, browsing the women's shoe department at Bloomingdale's Chevy Chase on Monday. The veep's wife left with a pair of Tory Burch loafers, just right...

Team Spirit at the White House

Rep. Mike Doyle (Courtesy of Doyle's office) Always a tough call at Super Bowl parties: Watch the game? Or jaw with other guests? And what if your host is the president? "It was kind of strange for us," Rep....

Update

Allen Iverson (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) Allen Iverson has finally reached a settlement in his second bodyguard assault lawsuit. The NBA superstar, along with D.C.'s Zanizbar nightclub, quietly agreed to pay Gregory Broady an undisclosed amount last month, ending a...

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

Larry Mullen Jr. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) . . . Larry Mullen Jr. at the 9:30 club Friday night. The U2 drummer, clad in all black, slipped in for the Thievery Corporation show -- just a couple of weeks after...

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Jennifer Hudson lip-syncs the national anthem at the Super Bowl. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters) Got to give it to Jennifer Hudson: She's great at singing . . . and lip-syncing. The producer of the Super Bowl's pregame show insisted Hudson prerecord...

The Bride Wore Priscilla of eBay

Actress Kyra Sedgwick's character on "The Closer" wears a vintage wedding gown once owned by Rockville realtor Judy Schlecht. (Courtesy of TNT) How's this for a 50th anniversary present: Seeing your wedding gown worn by Hollywood actress Kyra Sedgwick....

At an A-List Dinner, a Campaign Reunion

Gov. Sarah Palin at Alaska's state of the state address on Jan. 22. AP Photo/Al Grillo The Sarah Palin charm offensive took McLean by storm Friday night, when the Alaska governor reunited -- for the first time since election...

Super Bashes (Or Not So Super)

Redskins' Clinton Portis at the Musica Super Bowl Fiesta in Tampa Friday. Scott Boehm/Getty Images Best Super Bowl parties? Not in Tampa, where a few bored Hollywood celebs (Lindsay Lohan, girlfriend Samantha Ronson, Benji and Joel Madden) posed for...

Hey, isn't that. . .

Rahm Emanuel at the inauguration swearing-in last month. Ken Cedeno/Bloomberg News . . .Rahm Emanuel drinking a bottled beer Saturday night at the Kennedy Center. The casually dressed White House chief of staff skipped the black-tie Alfalfa Club dinner and...

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