White House dinner icing on South Korea charm offensive

Hemlines were soaked and raindrops spattered tuxedos, but not even a thunderous downpour could dampen the excitement of guests flocking to perhaps the most exclusive social event on Washington's fall calendar: a White House state dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. "I love the rain. They don't have rain in Arizona," said Dr. Peter Rhee, the trauma surgeon who treated Rep. Gabrielle Gi