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Byline: Philip Terzian
WASHINGTON _ At the White House Correspondents' Association dinner this year, there was the usual jollification. Tourists lined the hotel corridors to gape at the incoming statesmen. Drinks were free at the parties and receptions. The food was good, the wines were plentiful, and so were the visiting celebrities: Julie Andrews, Kelsey Grammer, Bo Derek, Dr. Ruth. There were fewer provocative guests this time _ no Fawn Hall, no Paula Jones, not a single Dixie Chick _ and the dress was sober, few gravity-defying gowns or rhinestones in lieu of black tie.
The reason, of course, was obvious: The United States is still, strictly speaking, at war, and American casualties were invoked throughout the evening. I had learned that President Bush would make one joke at the ...