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Queen / Prime Minister / President / Vice President / chef / protocol official / social secretary / Emperor / secretary of state / historian / chief / press secretary for Democratic President Bill Clinton / Governor / professor of history / congressman / first lady / curator / leader / /
Anticipation high for Obamas’ first state dinner By Katherine Skiba TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU[removed]WASHINGTON — What’s the hottest ticket in the nation’s capital?