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Barbra Streisand Has a Funny Explanation for Her State Dinner Invite

Reporters talking to famous guests at the White House state dinner last night got a chuckle courtesy of Barbra Streisand. When asked whether she had a connection to China -- since the state dinner was held in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao -- Streisand quipped, "I worked in a Chinese restaurant." Streisand not only...

With Obama, Hu Concedes China's Rights Need Help

WASHINGTON -- In a rare concession on a highly sensitive issue, Chinese President Hu Jintao used his White House visit on Wednesday to acknowledge "a lot still needs to be done" to improve human rights in his nation accused of repressing its people. President Barack Obama pushed China to adopt fundamental freedoms but...

Should the Salahis Be Punished?

(Dec. 2) - Some people are so upset about Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashing the White House State Dinner that they want the publicity-hungry socialites prosecuted. While there's new evidence that they weren't invited, it's not clear whether they did anything illegal. The Salahis were not on the guest list for last week's...

Background on White House state dinner

A state dinner is a dinner or banquet paid by a government and hosted by a head of state in his or her official residence in order to renew and celebrate diplomatic ties between the host country and the country of a foreign head of state or head of government who was issued an invitation.

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