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1. National Geographic Debuts Exhibit With Chinese Dragon, Tented Lounge

2. 8 New Venues for Washington Holiday Parties That Won't Break the Bank

3. P.C.M.A. Honors Wardman Park, Fairmont at First Nighttime Annual Meeting

4. Obama's First State Dinner Calls on Marcus Samuelsson, Jennifer Hudson

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6. New Moon Premiere Beckons 10,000 People and 2 Live Wolves

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FROM LOS ANGELES

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News Archive for Gridiron Club Black-Tie Dinner

FEATURE 09.26.08 1:54 PM

Washington's Top Political & Press Events 2008

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the Washington Press Club Foundation's Congressional Dinner
Photo: Courtesy of WPCF

1. The State of the Union Address
Each January, the entire government shows up en masse for the president’s annual address at the Capitol. A newly inaugurated president is not expected to deliver an address, but usually gives a speech to a joint session of Congress outlining his administration’s goals.

2. White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
The president and first lady are roasted by one of the nation’s top comedians each year. Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson took the stage at the Washington Hilton for the April dinner, organized by WHCA executive director Julia Whiston. After-parties included Bloomberg’s fete at the Costa Rican Embassy, and Vanity Fair’s exclusive soiree at Christopher Hitchens’s home. The 2009 dinner will take place in May.

3. Gridiron Club Black-Tie Dinner
Washington’s oldest journalistic organization held its 123rd black-tie dinner on March 8. President Bush entertained the crowd of 600 at the Renaissance Hotel with a country-and-western musical number, while White House correspondent Helen Thomas delivered a send-up of Condoleezza Rice. MORE >>

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