Obama's first state dinner

U.S. hosting 'strategic dialogue' with India
Article | The Obama administration is hosting a high-level dialogue this week with India, part of an ongoing effort to convince the South Asian behemoth that Washington cares about more than counterterrorism in the region and supports India's claim to global power.

Who are these people? The climbers at the gate
Article | Michaele Salahi spent seven hours in a posh Georgetown salon getting ready for her big night out . She was going to the White House for the Obamas' first state dinner. Creating the perfect hair and makeup for the glamorous blonde for such a special occasion would take time, of course. But then there...

On the White House menu: Prawns & protocol
Article | It may be that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has forever set the standard for an evening at the White House. In the warm and golden fictional world he envisioned in "The American President" and "The West Wing," events at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. were always grand, glorious and utter perfection. The amo...

Leftovers? It's left-outs that deserve some dish
Article | Sant Singh Chatwal, an Indian hotelier and Democratic donor, noticed a glaring difference between Tuesday night's state dinner in honor of the Indian prime minister and the one he attended in honor of the Indian prime minister back in 2000.

Days of wine and poses
Article | Before Tareq and Michaele Salahi catapulted to international notoriety as possible White House gate-crashers this week, the Virginia socialites had their pictures taken with President Obama during his inauguration, Prince Charles at a polo match and Oprah Winfrey at another event. They had Supreme...