Chinese President Hu Jintao with Henry Kissinger and Barbra Streisand at the State Department, captured on tape during C-SPAN's coverage of the event. (Courtesy of C-SPAN) Before there's a state dinner, there's always a state lunch. Among the guests at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's luncheon for Hu Jintao on Wednesday afternoon: Barbra Streisand, of whom the Chinese president is said to be a big fan. The superstar chanteuse, in a business-like black jacket and skirt, clinked glasses during a toast with Hu. (Updated, 6 p.m.: And yes, if you were wondering: Streisand made the state dinner guest list as well.) Other guests at the State Department gathering: Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, Robert Gates, Valerie Jarrett, Colin Powell, Sens. John Kerry and Dick Lugar, and Gen. James E. Cartwright of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also: Music mogul Quincy Jones. On the menu: Butternut squash soup, Alaskan cod with
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