Mike Stakias and Priya Dayananda
Tony and Heather Podesta
Karen and Brian Moran
Michael Wolff, Polly Draper, and Rep. Steve Cohen
Rep. Bob Gordon and Leslie Gordon
Kathleen Sibelius, Sydney Harmon, and Rep. Jane Harmon
TONY PODESTA’S BIRTHDAY National Museum of Women in the Arts PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON
BODY & SOLE Tony Podesta and friends celebrated his 65th birthday Caitlin Offinger, Cathy Rought, and Christa Lanning
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with an abundance of food, dancing, and ‌ shoes. Instead of giving him gi%s, Podesta asked guest to donate sneakers, loafers, and other footwear to shoe charity Soles4Souls. In keeping with the spirit of the organization, the party was shoe-themed and many of his guests donned bright red kicks as a nod to the birthday boy’s favorite (and infamous) pair. SEEING RED Barbara and Ray Lio a, Fereydun Firouz, Katie Beck, Marissa Mitrovich, Anna Palmer, Alex Stapleton, Tom Sparkman, Ben Murray, Christa Lanning, and Pam Braden.. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
John Podesta
Col. John Fenzel and Ciri Fenzel
Tom Ridge
Josh Filler and Adm. Steve Abbot
Lisa Gordon Haggerty and Jill Gordon
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TOM RIDGE BOOK PARTY CAFE MILANO John Ratzenberger, Bob and Laurie Monahan, and Craig Haffner
PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL
CANDID AND COMPELLING Publication of former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge’s book, The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege And How We Can Be Safe Again, made headlines when the press reported that Bush Administration colleagues pressured him to raise the terror level alert prior to the 2004 elections. All the brouhaha didn’t prevent pals from celebrating what Sen. John McCain hailed as a “very memorable ďŹ rst dra% of history.â€? STYLE AND GRACE “I’m humbled,â€? Ridge said. “I got cut from my basketball team, and you’ll still stand in line waiting for my autograph.â€? VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
Mike Dyer, Ashley Davis and Rich Galen
Gen. John Gordon
Kathleen Landy and Andrew McKenna