When you have a room full of politicians and glamorous celebrities, with journalists keeping a watchful eye, there?s bound to be an awkward confrontation from those who hold office upon sight of those in the limelight. That is exactly what happened when Rick met Lindsay on Saturday evening at the 98th annual White House Correspondent?s Dinner in Washington, D.C. when the former presidential candidate Rick Santorum played paparazzi and snapped photos of Lindsay Lohan at the dinner.
President Barack Obama turned Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner into a roast of his likely 2012 presidential election campaign and his widely predicted Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, while also taking jabs at his staff, Congress, ongoing scandals within his administration and the event's absurd A-list turnout.
If the U.S. presidential election was held today, President Barack Obama could easily lose. Fortunately for Obama -- and, by extension, for the Democratic Party -- the election is not today: it's 7 months from now.
When Hillary Clinton made her first trip abroad as secretary of state, she baldly said the United States could not let human rights disputes get in the way of working with China on global challenges.
It was a glitzy affair at the White House Correspondent Association Dinner, with some of the most powerful names in politics and media assembling with the likes of celebrities at the gala event Saturday night.
Washington will be getting a taste of Hollywood glamour this weekend as celebrities descend on the nation's capital for the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.
Greta van Susteren arriving with Lindsay Lohan? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sitting at the same table as Sofia Vergara? Only at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.
Mitt Romney may never have anything that comes close to President Barack Obama's hip and stylish image, but the likely Republican nominee is hoping to use Obama's reputation -- against Obama.
Republicans on Thursday issued a politically charged report that quoted President Barack Obama's corporate advisers as predicting his 2010 healthcare overhaul would raise - not lower - the cost of care.
Rob Lowe is no stranger to political plot lines. The actor starred in the series The West Wing and in such sardonic indies as Thank You For Smoking. Now the actor has taken on the role of a governmental spin doctor in Knife Fight. The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival this week and has already been generating buzz for its clever portrayal of back stage political drama.
The CISPA cybersecurity bill, opposed by many Internet freedom advocates, passed the House Thursday evening despite a White House veto threat.
Greta Van Susteren is bringing Lindsay Lohan to the White House Correspondents' Dinner as her guest, but she was offended by the original choice of Louis C.K. as host.
Each year the event has one comedian serve as a host for the dinner and the sitting president even takes part in a comedy skit. This year the host of the event is late-night host and comedian, Jimmy Kimmel and of course the sitting president is Barack Obama.
The discovery of the world?s former most wanted man threatened relations between the U.S. and Pakistan.
The discovery this week of the fourth U.S. case of mad cow disease was one of two things for food safety experts: a validation of a decade-long focused surveillance regime or a lucky break that highlights the need to revisit previously scrapped efforts for more comprehensive surveillance.
Ron Paul has been a favorite among members of the armed forces this election cycle -- until March.
Ron Paul has won a majority of Iowa and Minnesota delegates long after their primaries ended, providing a boost to a campaign many political observers have tried to declare over.
Turkey claims that Armenians who perished were simply the victims of war.
A 12th U.S. military service member was linked to a prostitution scandal in Colombia Monday and the Pentagon suspended the security clearance of personnel implicated in the events ahead of President Barack Obama's visit earlier this month.
A Chinese company may be in violation of international arms and material sanctions against North Korea.
John Edwards, a two-time White House aspirant, went on trial Monday on charges of soliciting money to cover up an affair in order to save his presidential campaign.
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