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White House Correspondents' Dinner

Yes, Obama killed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. But he didn't manage to improve the mise-en-scene of the D.C. bash, in which politicos mingled uneasily with Demi Moore, Howard Stringer got stiffed, and the food once again tasted terrible.

Published May 10 2009 6:14AM EDT

galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---natalie-portman_rqtqft — Evan Agostini / AP Photo

galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---natalie-portman_edlcgi — Actress Natalie Portman.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---geithner-and-powell_fcygne — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner chats with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, next to a chatting former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---meghan-mccain_os39ps — Daily Beast columnist and political scion Meghan McCain.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---wanda-sykes_nvj05a — Comedian and host, Wanda Sykes, attends the 2009 White House Correspondent's Dinner.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner----1_a4kcw6 — Actor-Twitterer Ashton Kutcher and his wife, actress-Twitterer Demi Moore, arrive at the dinner.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondents-dinner---katie-couric_y6l1qg — CBS television news anchor Katie Couric.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---barack-obama_runzra — President Obama laughs at a joke from comic Wanda Sykes.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---edward-westwick_x4lfpc — 'Gossip Girl' star Ed Westwick.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---tyra-banks_skz55n — Model and TV host Tyra Banks.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner_gn78xz — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---eva-longoria_zuqmko — 'Desperate Housewives' actress Eva Longoria Parker.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---todd-palin_rdambk — Alaska First Dude Todd Palin and Fox News host Greta Van Susteren.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondents-dinner---donatella_m012ua — Fashion designer Donatella Versace.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---jim-cramer_kgivzb — CNBC's 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---spielberg_sbe9ju — Actress Kate Capshaw and her husband, director Steven Spielberg.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---glenn-close_pgdepi — Actress Glenn Close.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---jackson-and-lucas_tw9xoh — Director George Lucas and actor Samuel L. Jackson.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---alicia-keyes_ol13ev — Singer Alicia Keys.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---sting-and-slater_dda8ua — Singer Sting, center, poses with wife Trudie Styler and actor Christian Slater.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---michelle-obama_slumqd — First lady Michelle Obama laughs at a joke from Wanda Sykes.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---stephanopoulos_llzxsu — ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos and his wife, TV personality Alexandra Wentworth.
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galleries/2009/05/10/white-house-correspondents-dinner/correspondence-dinner---brian-williams_w7sq8a — President Barack Obama chats with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (2nd-L) as the two are flanked by NBC's Brian Williams (R) and CNN's Ed Henry.
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