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To the State Dinner: Ari Emanuel

Tuesday's state dinner at the White House is expected to draw a handful of Hollywood figures, including WME Entertainment's Ari Emanuel, the brother of President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

Sources say he'll be among the 200 or so in the East Room for the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first official state dinner of Obama's presidency --- and therefore a much sought-after invite. Emanuel attended the White House Correspondents Assn. Dinner in May.

Politico reported last week that director M. Night Shyamalan also will be among those at the event, along with actor Kal Penn, currently serving as associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement. Others on the guest list include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.

The full list is usually released the day of the event.

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