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  <lot_id>93234</lot_id>
  <item_id>93234</item_id>
  <name>Dinner with Chris Matthews at Willard in Washington, D.C.--The Management Won't Let him Play Softball or Hardball in the Grand Foyer but this Lively, Warm, Knowledgeable Conversationalist will Hit a Home Run in the Dining Room of Washington's Storied Hote</name>
  <short_description>The Management Won't Let him Play Softball or Hardball in the Grand Foyer but this Lively, Warm, Knowledgeable Conversationalist will Hit a Home Run in the Dining Room of Washington's Storied Hotel Where Abraham Lincoln Dined and Julia Ward Howe Penned th</short_description>
  <description>Includes: lunch or dinner with Chris Matthews at Willard in Washington, D.C.  Valid for 2-6 people, based on availability.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Hardball host &amp; best-selling author, will relive his early glory days working for House Speaker Tip O'Neill as he dines with you at Willard's Restaurant in D.C.  </description>
  <estimated_price>1000.0</estimated_price>
  <current_price>3500.0</current_price>
  <minimum_bid>4000.0</minimum_bid>
  <bid_increment>500.0</bid_increment>
  <bid_count>16</bid_count>
  <open_date>May  5, 2009 05:00 EST</open_date>
  <close_date>May 28, 2009 08:46 EST</close_date>
  <high_bidder>dkatz</high_bidder>
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