Alexandria's own political odd-ball couple, James Carville and Mary Matalin are off to the Big Easy soon. While they will hold onto their Old Town home as a crash pad for their DC visits, there new full-time home will be New Orleans.

Mary Matalin; Political Pundit, Republican Strategist, and Best Selling Author; will be both featured speaker and feted guest at the June 4 Reagan-Lincoln Celebration at The Carlyle Club. Open bar cocktail reception kicks off the festivities, followed by gourmet wine dinner for VIP Contributors, and finally a Champagne toast and dancing. Tickets are still available and start at $75 for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Contact AlexGop.org more information and RSVP.

There's Something About Mary
Mary Matalin formerly served as assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, and was the first White House official to hold that double title.

Before joining the Bush/Cheney White House, Matalin hosted CNN’s critically acclaimed debate show, Crossfire. Mary Matalin is the former founding co-host of the Washington-based political weeknight talk show, Equal Time, which premiered in May 1993 on CNBC. She served as co-host until shortly after the 1996 national political conventions. Her political astuteness and antics contributed to the show’s being called “the best talk show on television” by Knight Rider News Service. Matalin’s humor, straightforward discussion, and ability to discuss the hottest political issues in Washington helped to make the show one of the most talked about programs in the network’s history.

Mary has made frequent television appearances as a political commentator, and has written for various periodicals including Newsweek and The Los Angeles Times. Matalin also co-authored the best-selling political campaign book All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President with her husband, James Carville, who was the chief campaign strategist for Clinton/Gore in 1992. matalin Her most recent book, Letters to My Daughters (April 2004), was named a Book of the Month Club selection as well as The New York Times and The Washington Post best-seller lists. Letters to my Daughters was also selected for a condensed version by Reader's Digest.

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