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The Running of the Balls In which our fearless reporters, Monica Hesse and Dan Zak, compete to see who can attend the most inaugural galas, completing ridiculous and dignity-defying feats along the way.
Monica Hesse at her first stop in the Running of the Balls on Saturday, Jan. 19: the Texas State Society's Black Tie & Boots Ball at National Harbor.
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The Kilgore College Rangerettes line the stairwell at the Black Tie & Boots Ball.
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At the Black Tie & Boots Ball, Monica gets a boost from Lars Frederiksen of the Wildcat Wranglers, a country-dance team from Dallas's Lake Highlands High School.
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Monica learns the "Tush Push" dance from the Wildcat Wranglers.
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The Letcher County Central High School Band plays at Kentucky's Bluegrass Ball at the Marriott Wardman Park.
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Lights streak in the I-395 tunnel as Dan Zak takes a bus from Union Station to the Black Tie & Boots Ball.
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Actor Jamie Foxx (a native Texan) waves to the crowd after introducing country singer Charley Pride at the Black Tie & Boots Ball.
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Dan interviews Miss Texas USA, Ali Nugent, backstage at the Black Tie & Boots Ball. (According to the rules, her tiara won him the right to move on to the next party.)
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North Carolina's inaugural party was held at Nationals Park.
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Former Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler just retired from Congress, so he didn't count as an elected official but did count as a celebrity for Monica's tally.
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Monica dashes past Nationals Park after leaving the North Carolina Ball.
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Monica digs for her Zipcar card after leaving Nationals Park.
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Dan chats with Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) at Nationals Park.
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Dan hustles down Half Street to catch the Metro after leaving the North Carolina ball.
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Monica scarfs down a fried Twinkie at the Iowa State Society's ball, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
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Iowans and friends party at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
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Monica talks to another Monica -- Cedar Rapids councilwoman Monica Vernon -- at the Iowa ball.
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Monica finds the requisite official -- the Democratic National Committee's John Eastwood -- for a photo at the Illinois ball at the Renaissance Hotel.
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Monica takes off on her bicycle down Ninth Street NW after leaving the Illinois ball.
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Dan scans the room at the International Ball, held at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
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Dan pays a cabbie outside the National Museum of American History on his way into the Root Ball.
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Monica arrives at the Root Ball, only to have her picture snapped by Dan's photographer (a penalty in the Running of the Balls).
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Dan forms a kick line with fellow revelers dancing to "New York, New York" at the Florida ball, held at the Mellon Auditorium on Constitution Avenue.
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Dan checks the time as he crosses Constitution Avenue after leaving Florida's festivities, his last stop of the night.
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Dan and Monica arrive at The Washington Post five minutes before midnight.
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