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

Pitt Stops in D.C.: Activist Actor Starts at the Top

Brad Pitt arrives at the Capitol on Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Enlarge Image He started his morning at the White House, visiting with President Obama. Then into a private meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, before rounding out the afternoon...

Wonder if They'll Do Secret Santa Later

President Obama meets with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the Oval Office on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) The perfect gift -- so hard to find! The White House drew flak from U.K. media for the U.S. half of...

This Just In . . .

Rihanna and Chris Brown perform together at Madison Square Garden in December. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) Chris Brown was charged in L.A. yesterday with two felonies -- assault likely to cause great bodily injury, and making criminal threats -- in...

Quoted, Part 1

The White House's newly installed swing and play set for the Obama daughters, Malia and Sasha. It's right outside the Oval Office. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Enlarge Image "They ran right for it. They were really, really excited. All four of them."...

Quoted, Part 2

Members of U2 (from left, Adam Clayton, Bono, Edge and Larry Mullen Jr.) hold street signs in New York City on Tuesday. A portion of West 53rd Street was renamed "U2 Way." (Gary Hershorn/Reuters) "They said it was a...

Brangelina in Washington, Day 2: Pitt Meets POTUS

Angelina Jolie, seen here filming a scene from "Salt" at the Navy Memorial on Thursday. (Courtesy of the United States Navy Memorial)Enlarge Image Today in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt news: She continued filming her spy thriller "Salt," with a...

High in the Air, a Hill Spouse Comes to the Rescue

Beverly Young delivers food to a wounded soldier at Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center in 2005. (Lucian Perkins/The Washington Post) Beverly Young heard the flight crew call for a doctor 20 minutes into her Tampa-to-D.C. flight yesterday; no one...

Jolie and Pitt, on Task in D.C.

In "Salt," Angelina Jolie plays a CIA officer who disguises her appearance until she can prove she's not a spy. The film began shooting in Washington this week. (Sony Pictures Entertainment via PR Newswire) The Brangelina has landed! Angelina...

The 'Bachelor' Code of Honor

Tessa Horst and former "Bachelor" star Andy Baldwin, back when they were a couple. (By Craig Sjodin--ABC) So, what does local man-about-town and former "Bachelor" star Andy Baldwin think about the surprise finale of the romance reality show? He's...

Forget Football? Taylor's Got Stars in His Eyes

Jason Taylor and his "Dancing With the Stars" partner, Edyta Sliwinska, perform on the show last May in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Kelsey McNeal)Enlarge Image Next up for Jason Taylor: Hollywood? The hunky Redskins defensive end, released from the team...

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Meghan McCain. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) "It's like someone taking Lisa Marie Presley out on a date and singing 'Hound Dog' in the middle of dinner." Meghan McCain on a suitor who praised her "maverick" choices and "straight talking." In an...

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

Conan O'Brien (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) Conan O'Brien touring the Newseum yesterday -- olive T-shirt, black coat, jeans. The talk-show host, in town for a Ford's Theatre symposium Monday on "Lincoln as Humorist" (who knew he was an expert?), checked...

Love, Etc.

Fox News Channel correspondent Jennifer Griffin, right, in Iraq. (Courtesy of Fox News Channel) Born: a son, Luke Griffin Myre, to Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin, at GW Hospital on Monday night. Eight pounds 10 ounces; everyone's fine. The...

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Rod Blagojevich (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Passing the torch: Michael Chertoff and wife Meryl hosted a dinner Sunday at their Potomac home to welcome Janet Napolitano, his successor as Homeland Security secretary. Stephen Breyer, Susan Collins, Greg Craig, Kathy...

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

Lucinda Williams dining Sunday night at Nathans in Georgetown (yes, still open after all and looks like it might stay that way). The gravelly voiced alt-country star (black hair, black leather jacket, jeans) came in with full entourage and band...

Hmm. That Pose Sure Seems Familiar ...

Michelle Obama's official White House portrait bears a striking resemblance to the photo used for the cover of Hillary Clinton's book "An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History," published in 2000. (AP Photo/The White House, Joyce N....

King's Fundraiser: A Disheartening Economic Trend

Larry King (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) Another victim of the recession: the annual party for the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. Known for its A-list entertainers (Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Patti LaBelle), the benefit started in Washington 16 years ago, then...

Love, Etc.

Boris Becker and Lilly Kerssenberg (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)Enlarge Image Engaged: Boris Becker, 41, to his on-off sometime-model girlfriend of four years, Lilly Kerssenberg, 30, People reports. So, just erase from your mind all news of his brief engagement last summer to...

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Pitt Stops in D.C.: Activist Actor Starts at the Top

Wonder if They'll Do Secret Santa Later

This Just In . . .

Quoted, Part 1

Quoted, Part 2

Brangelina in Washington, Day 2: Pitt Meets POTUS

High in the Air, a Hill Spouse Comes to the Rescue

Jolie and Pitt, on Task in D.C.

The 'Bachelor' Code of Honor

Forget Football? Taylor's Got Stars in His Eyes

Quoted

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

Love, Etc.

This Just In . . .

Hey, Isn't That . . . ?

Hmm. That Pose Sure Seems Familiar ...

King's Fundraiser: A Disheartening Economic Trend

Love, Etc.

Quoted

To Keep It Real in D.C., They're Sticking to the Script

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This Just In...

Hey, Isn't That...?