Washington, D.C., May 1 – We always wondered what the deal is with all the celebs that attend the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner. A Washington insider filled us in – it’s a big competition among all the news agencies to see who can wrangle the biggest stars. A sampling of media power: People magazine got former Iraqi hostage Jessica Lynch. Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren snagged #2 Apprentice Kwame Jackson. Not satisfied, Fox also lured Morgan Fairchild to D.C. Inside Edition’s Deborah Norville gushed about her catch, Apprentice Bill Rancic, “He’s the most popular man in America. Everyone wanted to have Bill with them at this dinner”. CNN trumped everyone with Wayne Newton.

Political analyst Drew Barrymore ran around with a film crew, working on her documentary. Who was the woman with Ben Affleck? He tried to block her from photographers. Anyone? Jay Leno hosted the dinner, and told us he wasn't nervous speaking in the presence of President George W. Bush.

“Who is she? She sure is pretty!” was the Washingtonians’ assessment of Mayor Bloomberg’s guest, supermodel Karolina Kurkova, at the highly anticipated Bloomberg after-party. Held in a vacant mansion on Wyoming Avenue, across from what looked like a crack house but turned out to be the Macedonian Embassy, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan left after ten minutes. American Idol Clay Aiken stayed for fifteen minutes. Wayne Newton was having such a good time, he walked in one door and out the other.

The fashions and hairstyles at the formal evening? Let’s just say we’re already pitching our reality makeover show, Queer Eye for the White House Correspondent.