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      <excerpt>Washington, Nov 25 : A few hundred get to attend President Barack Obama's first dinner in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but only a handful got to sit with the president and first lady.
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      <excerpt>Howard Berman (D-CA): Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA): Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA): Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA): Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA): Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): Time Warner: News Corp: Sony Corp of America: Walt Disney Co ...</excerpt>
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