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Photos: The Daily Beast Bipartisan Brunch

January 24, 2013 By WHC Insider

Over the Inaugural, The Newsweek Daily Beast Company did the impossible in D.C.: they got both the left and the right to compromise. Not at the Capitol, however, but at Café Milano in Georgetown thanks to brunch. The “Bipartisan Brunch” went toe-to-toe against a luncheon hosted Google, Elle and Center for American Progress‘”Leading Women in Washington,” featuring leading women including the top elected representatives and ABC‘s own soiree at the Top-Of-The-Hay.

Hosted by Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown, Presidential Inaugural Committee Co-Chair Eva Longoria, The Weinstein Company’s own Harvey Weinstein, Mark McKinnon and Pamela Thomas-Graham. Why do it?

‘It was just absolutely time that the sharks and the jet had a party,” Brown told Yeas & Nays, making her way through the packed restaurant.’

Other notables include actress Rosario Dawson, Piers Morgan,Andrea Mitchell,Kerry Washington,Gayle King and more are just behind our slideshow.

Filed Under: DC, Inauguration, News Media, Washington Events Tagged With: Andrea Mitchell, Antonio Villaraigosa, Bob Scheiffer, Cafe Milano, Capricia Marshall, Connie Milstein, Dan Glickman, Eva Longoria, Gayle King, Harvey Weinstein, Inaugural, Kerry Washington, Madeleine Albright, Mallory Kag, Martin O'Malley, Photos, Piers Morgan, Rosario Dawson, Star Jones, Ted Johnson, Terry MacAuliffe, The Daily Beast, Thomas Roberts, Tina Brown, TPM, Yousef Al Otaibi

Insider Round-Up for the Day After The Inauguration

January 22, 2013 By WHC Insider

Happy Inauguration Day! twitter.com/whcinsider/sta…

— White House Insider (@whcinsider) January 21, 2013

The Inaugural is over and now Capitol Hill can (supposedly) get back to business. Here’s what you need to read so you too can say, “What about the Al Roker snub?”

  • Al Roker got snubbed by ‘interviewed’ President Obama and Vice President Biden while walking to the parade box.
  • Photobombs were dropped left and right during the ceremonial swearing-in. From Bill Clinton to Joe Biden and even “Grumpy” Gohmert made an appearence.
  • At our event with Huffington Post and Third Way, we had Old Ebbitt Grill staples like mini-lobster rolls, chicken empanadas, tuna tartare, oysters, chorizo and manchengo…oh, the list goes on. Even the Inaugural Luncheon sounded good. While our event was fantastic according to Variety, the Inaugural Ball itself got the short end of the culinary stick with Presidential Cheez It.
  • The stars came out to the district according to Politico:

    “Guests who had less trouble getting to the event, held at the Harman Center for the Arts, included the Goo Goo Dolls, Richard Kind, Tim Daly, Melissa Leo (wearing a maroon velvet pantsuit), Evan Handler and Wayne Knight. Knight of ‘Seinfeld’ fame applauded President Barack Obama for speaking ‘from his heart’ during his inaugural address. Handler, known for his role on ‘Sex and the City,’ agreed. ‘He did a great job with his speech,’ the actor said.”

  • People were definitely not shouting “Boo-urns” at Rep. Paul Ryan according to the Huffington Post. (It was “Boo!”)
  • Beyoncé lip-synched at the Inaugural. Let the Internet go crazy!
  • Filed Under: DC, Entertainment, Inauguration, Insider Round-Ups, News, The White House Tagged With: Al Roker, Barack Obama, Beyoncé, Bill Clinton, Huffington Post, Inaugural, Inaugural Ball, Inauguration, Insider Round-Up, Joe Biden, Paul Ryan, Photobomb, Third Way, WHC Insider

    Alicia Keys, fun., Smokey Robinson and More To Play Inaugural

    January 11, 2013 By WHC Insider

    The Presidential Inaugural Committee released a short-list today of the artists performing for the Kids’ Inaugural Concert. It will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, January 19, and is the same venue as the official Inaugural ball on Monday, January 21.

    The events will include appearances by Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Far East Movement, fun., members of the cast of Glee, John Legend, Katy Perry, Marc Anthony, Mindless Behavior, Nick Cannon, Smokey Robinson, Soul Children of Chicago, Stevie Wonder and Usher.
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    Filed Under: Inauguration, News, Washington, Washington Events Tagged With: Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, DC, Far East Movement, fun., Glee, Inaugural, John Legend, Katy Perry, Marc Anthony, Michelle Obama, Mindless Behavior, News, Nick Cannon, PIC, Smokey Robinson, Soul Children of Chicago, Steve Kerrigan, Stevie Wonder, Usher

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