Check The Dinner Menu > [?] http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/dinersjournal/StateDinner.pdf
<http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/dinersjournal/StateDinner.pdf>More Links On This > http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/president-obama-and-prime-minister-singh-press-conference http://www.wopular.com/ar-rahman-jennifer-hudson-headline-state-dinner Any confirmation on this ..that ARR will perform @ White house today ?? or just a Dinner party ?? On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:16 PM, A.R.Rajib <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/state-dinner-will-highlight-american-and-indian-musicians/?src=twt&twt=thecaucus > > > <http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/state-dinner-will-highlight-american-and-indian-musicians/?src=twt&twt=thecaucus> > [image: The Caucus - The Politics and Government blog of The New York > Times] <http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/> > November 24, 2009, *11:21 AM* State Dinner Will Highlight American and > Indian MusiciansBy RACHEL L. > SWARNS<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/author/rachel-l-swarns/> > > Tuesday night, at their first state dinner, President > Obama<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_obama/index.html?inline=nyt-per> > and > his wife, Michelle, plan to wow India’s prime minister with a mélange of > musical entertainment, presenting musicians and singers that represent a > rich sampling of American (and Indian) genres. > > On tap for this evening: the National Symphony > Orchestra<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_symphony_orchestra/index.html?inline=nyt-org>; > Jennifer Hudson, the singer and Academy-Award-winning actress; Kurt Elling, > the jazz musician from Chicago; and A. R. > Rahman<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/a_r_rahman/index.html?inline=nyt-per>, > the Indian composer who wrote the score to the movie “Slumdog Millionaire.” > > The guests – about 350 to 400 – will savor the hottest event in > Washington’s social calendar in a big tent on the White House’s south lawn, > according to people familiar with the planning. More details will be > released later in the day, including the guest list and the menu (which will > be prepared with the help of a guest chef, Marcus > Samuelsson<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/marcus_samuelsson/index.html?inline=nyt-per> > of > Aquavit in New York.) > > Mr. Obama got the big day started at a ceremony in the East Room Tuesday > morning where he welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan > Singh<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/manmohan_singh/index.html?inline=nyt-per> > of > India to the White House before a crowd that included American officials and > members of Congress, Indian dignitaries and executives, and students from > local schools. > > “As the world’s largest democracies, we can keep faith with our common > values — speaking out and standing up for the rights and dignity to which > all human beings are entitled; and showing that nations that respect the > rights and aspirations of their people are ultimately more stable, more > secure and more successful,’’ Mr. Obama said. > > -- > - Regards > > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ > > -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
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