Actor Alec Baldwin talks with other guests at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
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Colin Powell and Joy Behar chat it up at the dinner in downtown Washington.
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Larry King, left, warms his hands as he stands with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, center, and Jeff Probst of "Survivor."
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News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch, left, chats with his wife Wendi Deng and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
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President Obama and the first lady make their entrance at the dinner.
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Dinner headliner Jay Leno leads a round of applause for the president and first lady Saturday night.
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The president and first lady acknowledge the crowd flanked by, from left, Jay Leno, Matt Winkler of Bloomberg News, and Ed Chen of Bloomberg News, who is president of the White House Correspondents' Association.
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Jay Leno lets loose during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Hilton Washington.
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President Obama, who sharpened his comedic skills on the dais, smiles during the event at the Hilton Washington.
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President Obama congratulates Sandy Kleffman of the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times as it receives the Edgar A. Poe Award for excellence in coverage of news of national or regional significance.
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While Jay Leno was the comedian headlining the dinner, Obama dinged him as "the only person whose ratings fell more than mine."
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Republicans were also the victims of many Obama punch lines. The president noted Sen. John McCain's claim this year that he was not identified as a maverick. "We all know what happens in Arizona when you don't have ID. ... Adios amigos," Obama quipped.
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Actor Alec Baldwin interviewed at an after party following the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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MSNBC President Phil Griffin poses for the cameras following the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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MSNBC's Contessa Brewer strikes a pose on the red carpet.
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Al Roker, weather anchor for NBC's Today show, poses for cameras following the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Olympic medalist Linsey Vonn was among guests who posed on the red carpet after a White House Correspondents' Dinner after party.
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Jon Bon Jovi and wife pose on the red carpet after a White House Correspondents' Dinner dinner after party.
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Sherri Shepherd of "The View" poses on the red carpet after the Correspondents' gala after party at the Mellon Auditiorium.
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Amy Robach, 'Weekend Today' anchor, and husband actor Andrew Shue following the Correspondents' gala.
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Publisher Mort Zuckerman strikes a pose on the red carpet following the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Andrea Mitchell, NBC's chief foreign affairs correspondent, and husband Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, poses for the cameras after the Correspondents' gala.
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Norah O'Donnell, MSNBC's chief Washington correspondent, poses on the red carpet following the Correspondents' gala.
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell chats with guests at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair after-party.
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Scarlett Johansson (left) poses with Arianna Huffington at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair party.
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New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (right) talks to NYPD Commissioner Ed Kelly at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair soiree.
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Jessica Simpson makes the scene at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair party.
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Former first lady of South Carolina Jenny Sanford and boyfriend Clay Boardman were also on hand for the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair party at the residence of the French ambassador.
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"Glee's" Matthew Morrison arrives at the Correspondents Dinner earlier in the evening.
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White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel chats with Bloomberg news reporter Julianna Goldman at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair after-party.
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