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Stars Shine At Google Party

January 21, 2009

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Google's inaugural party didn't disappoint as Hollywood, Hill and high-tech celebrities mingled at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Tuesday night. Here's a quick rundown of the Internet company's A-list guests:

▪ From Hollywood: Jessica Alba, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, John Cusack, Glenn Close, Tate Donovan, Joaquin Phoenix and Sarah Silverman.

▪ From high-tech: Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Google co-founder Larry Page, YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley, Google chief legal officer David Drummond, and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark.

▪ From the Hill: Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Roland Burris, D-Ill., John Kerry, D-Mass., and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.

▪ From the Obama transition team: Jon Favreau, Beth Noveck, and John Podesta

▪ From the media: CNN's Wolf Blitzer, NBC's Dan Abrams, MSNBC's Willie Geist, Newsweek's Michael Isikoff, and Arianna Huffington of HuffingtonPost.com

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