We’ve already filled you in on the CBS, Time and Fortune guests for WHCA Dinner…now we have USA Today‘s list:

Rachael Ray, celebrity chef
Cynthia Nixon, “Sex and the City”
Seth Wescott, Olympic gold medalist
Omar Epps, “House”
Penn Badgley, “Gossip Girls”
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
USTR Amb. Ron Kirk
U.S. AID director Raj Shah
EPA administrator Lisa Jackson
Nancy DeParle and Tina Tchen, top White House aides

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Cheers to the Seniors: Class opened with another new face to the briefing room. “Take your seats, settle down,” Gibbs said as Commerce Secretary Gary Locke took the stage. Locke briefed on Friday’s digital transition, noting that nearly three million households are still unprepared for the move. “Surprisingly enough, seniors are prepared,” he reported. As for the younger generation: “Maybe it’s because they rely on new forms of media for news and programming and don’t care about television anymore.” (A few hurt network reporters hissed at the insinuation.) “There are a lot of people who procrastinate,” he elaborated, providing helpful outside examples — taxes and studying for exams — to illustrate a common habit. $650 million from the Recovery Act has financed the project.

No Offense, Russia… : Gibbs confirmed that Ken Feinberg will serve as a new “special master” to oversee executive compensation in companies that have received “exceptional assistance” from the government. (Apparently they got tired of the “czar” title.) He named a magnificent seven to include AIG, Citibank, Bank of America, GM, GMAC, Chrysler, and Chrysler Financial.

Here’s Lookin’ At You, Congress: Gibbs fielded a barrage of healthcare questions, most of which called for a yea or nay from the White House on specific proposals. As RG grew impatient, he emphasized POTUS’s wait-and-see mode and redirected pressure toward Capitol Hill. When reporters, including NBC’s Chuck Todd, pushed back, arguing the fairness of posing such questions, Gibbs retorted: “I’m not the special master on press questions.” A few voices from the seats countered: “Yes, you are.”

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