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Published: 05/20/10

Obamas' Glitzy State Dinner Honors Mexico President Calderón (No Crashers!)

By  Lynn Sweet - Politics Daily
Obamas' Glitzy State Dinner Honors Mexico President Calderón (No Crashers!)

There were no crashers at the glamorous state dinner that President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, hosted for President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and his wife, Margarita Zavala, on Wednesday night. Beyoncé sang and after a day focused on contentious immigration issues, the presidents toasted the close cross-border relationship. "Tonight we share the bonds we share as neighbors and as friends," Obama said. "We celebrate all that Mexican-Americans contribute to the United States." The dinner, the coming out for the new social secretary, Julianna Smoot, included 200 guests feasting on a ...

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