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WH Correspondents' Garden Brunch Honors 2 Great Causes

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The call went out from the co-hosts of the White House Correspondents’ Garden Brunch for guests to contribute to 2 great causes – the White Ribbon Alliance and CURE Epilepsy.   And guests, including a top network news anchor, media executives and business leaders responded with great generosity.

The annual Garden Brunch is also honoring Steve and Jean Case for their innovation and philanthropy and Susan Axelrod for her tireless work to find a cure for epilepsy.

You can watch the program from the Garden Brunch tonight on C-SPAN prior to the live broadcast of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Dishing on WHCA Dinner

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WHC Insider’s Tammy Haddad sat down with ABC News’ David Chalian and Rick Klein on the ABCNews.com show “Top Line” to chat about the evolution of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner into an all-out weekend event – including the annual brunch she co-hosts on Saturday morning.

In a town where politicians and notable folks tend to avoid the press, it’s one of the few times when the invitation bearing, ticket holding, media is suddenly in demand:
“This is the only time they call us and beg…. This is the only time where everyone has to stand in line together.”