The Obama's After Ball Party Includes Oprah

Inauguration moment
After the balls, the Obamas had a small gathering of mostly Chicagoans that included:
Oprah Winfrey
Valerie Jarrett
David Axelrod
Mayor Daley
Craig Robinson
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
Rep. Artur Davis (D-Alabama)
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Dramatic Reading of Constitution at Newseum Jan. 18

A mix of politicians, writers, historians and celebrities will participate in a dramatic reading of the U.S. Constitution at the Newseum at noon Sunday. The event, sponsored by People For the American Way Foundation, will be held in a television studio in the museum and broadcast on a big screen in the building's Great Hall. WaPo

Some of the readers:

civil rights pioneer Mary Frances Berry
· actress Alfre Woodard
· Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
· writer Michael Chabon
· Congressman Chaka Fattah
· news anchor Maureen Bunyan
· author and linguist Deborah Tannen
· blogger and Air America correspondent Ana Marie Cox
· Freedom Forum Chairman Charles Overby
· former USA Today executive editor Ken Paulson
· actor John Astin
· “Obama Girl” Leah Kauffman
· a member of the Tuskegee Airmen
· actress Beth Broderick
· attorney Thurgood Marshall Jr.
· Olympic athlete David Banks