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Another Burger Run for Obama
(Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)) Just another lunch break at the White House: President Obama today zipped down to the Five Guys burger joint near Nationals Park -- just him, a couple aides, a motorcade's worth of security, the traveling press...
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May 29, 2009; 3:16 PM ET |
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Patti Solis Doyle: You've managed Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, been sacked via e-mail, then resurfaced in the transition office of then-President-elect Obama. What's your next act? Book deal! She's inked it with Hyperion for an undisclosed amount. Scheduled for 2011,...
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May 29, 2009; 1:04 AM ET |
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'Giant'-Size Aspirations
Nick Spangler (Courtesy Signature Theatre) The airwaves are filled with serious actors who turn to TV work to subsidize their earnest stage careers. That's sort of Nick Spangler's situation, with a couple differences. The TV work he took on...
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May 29, 2009; 1:04 AM ET |
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All Signs Point to . . . Controversy?
Terry McAuliffe, left, and Brian Moran, both vying for Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial nomination, wait backstage before their final debate with fellow candidate R. Creigh Deeds on May 19. (Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post) Guests heading to Ethel Kennedy's fundraiser...
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May 29, 2009; 1:03 AM ET |
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Rod Blagojevich and his wife, Patti, in their Chicago home in March 2002. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, file) Seller: Rod and Patti Blagojevich Price: $570,000 Details: Illinois' disgraced ex-guv is unloading the Dupont Circle condo he bought for $183,000...
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May 29, 2009; 1:02 AM ET |
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Joe Robert (Kevin Clark/The Washington Post) Just three months after brain surgery, Washington philanthropist-businessman Joe Robert got surprising news last week: His cancerous tumors are gone. His global investment firm let clients know immediately. In an update, Robert's doctors...
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May 29, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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The Politics to Getting 'Real' in D.C.
Who wants to be a "Real" housewife? Who, that is, in Washington? That's the question now that Bravo's boobs-and-Botox reality series is turning to the nation's capital for the sequel to "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and its ilk
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May 28, 2009; 1:04 AM ET |
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Jenna Bush and Henry Hager (White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) Jenna Bush and Henry Hager rocking out at the National's concert at 9:30 club Sunday night. The former first daughter (jeans, spring blouse, open-toed shoes) and husband (jeans,...
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May 28, 2009; 1:03 AM ET |
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Chris Brown (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) "Everybody that's haters, they just been haters. ... I ain't a monster." -- Chris Brown, in a video on YouTube this week, breaking months of silence since his arrest in connection with Rihanna's assault....
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May 28, 2009; 1:02 AM ET |
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Kristin Gore (Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images) Divorcing: Kristin Gore, the second daughter of Al and Tipper Gore, and husband Paul Cusack, reports TMZ. The author and former congressional staffer married in 2005; Gore filed papers in L.A. last week citing...
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May 28, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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Last year's National Book Festival poster. The president and first lady will chair the ninth National Book Festival this fall; founder Laura Bush said yesterday she's "really happy" and "not surprised" they'll continue the tradition. Unclear if the Obamas...
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May 28, 2009; 1:00 AM ET |
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Rep. Linda Sánchez Releases Baby Photos
Joaquin Sánchez Sullivan (Courtesy Rep. Linda Sánchez's office) Here he is: Joaquin Sánchez Sullivan, the 2-week-old son of Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) and hubby Jim Sullivan. Sánchez's office released two other photos on her official Web site today, including...
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May 27, 2009; 11:50 AM ET |
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Sotomayor: A Single Supreme?
President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor yesterday to succeed David Souter on the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais; Dennis Brack/Bloomberg News) Another first on the Supreme Court! If Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed, she'll be its first ... bachelorette. The...
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May 27, 2009; 1:03 AM ET |
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Spike Mendelsohn prepares vegetarian summer rolls for a Washington Post "Chef on Call" feature in September. (Michael Temchine for The Washington Post) Tenant: Spike Mendelsohn Alleged debt: $8,700 Details: The "Top Chef" star and business partner Mike Colletti signed...
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May 27, 2009; 1:02 AM ET |
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Rapper T.I. performs in Atlanta on Sunday. (AP Photo/Kat Goduco) "I'll see y'all in 366 days." -- T.I. to a sellout concert crowd in Atlanta on Sunday night, his last show before turning himself in to officials at the...
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May 27, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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Laurence Fishburne (Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post) Laurence Fishburne dancing until the wee hours at the Georgetown Ritz-Carlton on Sunday night. Tight gray shirt, khaki pants. Had his look-alike son and another guy along for the evening. The actor, in...
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May 27, 2009; 1:00 AM ET |
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Read This: "Real Housewives" Comes to D.C.
Our colleague Lisa de Moraes reports that cable network Bravo is bringing its wildly popular "Real Housewives" franchise to Washington. The only question, as we've noted previously: What real Washington power player would want to spill their dirt on reality...
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May 26, 2009; 11:36 PM ET |
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For Saylor, a Boatload of Festivities at Home
Guests sunbathe near the Jacuzzi on the Harle. (Courtesy of LocalKicks) Hey, sailor! Or should we say Saylor? Thanks to Michael Saylor, Washington has one mega-millionaire who lives . . . well, exactly like the movie version of a...
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May 26, 2009; 1:03 AM ET |
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The Ravishing, Ravenous Model
Model Chanel Iman at the May 20 gala. (Davide DePas) Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Dorothy Height (Davide DePas)Enlarge Image --> Something you don't see every day: An adorable size 0 supermodel who eats like a horse. Chanel Iman, 19,...
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May 26, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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Mel Gibson's Girlfriend Is Pregnant
Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva arrive at the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" screening last month in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Expecting: Mel Gibson, 53, and his Russian girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, 39, the actor's rep confirmed to People....
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May 25, 2009; 8:06 PM ET |
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Tom Cruise at last year's "Tropic Thunder" premiere. (AP) Tom Cruise touring the Air and Space Museum on Saturday with son Connor and daughter Suri -- and triggering a wave of double takes around the Wright brothers gallery. (One...
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May 24, 2009; 11:27 PM ET |
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