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4:15p.m. EDT March 25, 2013
An elegant second Obama inauguration, packed with high-fashion, high-energy and high-profile stars, twirled to an end Monday as President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — she in another stunning gown — danced the night away at the inaugural balls.

LAS VEGAS -- So what made Casino actor Robert De Niro deal himself in on a real-life hotel in Las Vegas? The man known for playing gruff, tough guys has a soft spot for luxe lodgings and an eye for design, and besides, "it's good to do new things," says the 69-year-old Oscar winner. He's sitting with business associates in a suite at the first Nobu Hotel, which opened Monday in the old Centurion Tower at Caesars Palace.

