Last night, Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute and Fiscal Times Founder Peter G. Peterson feted the launch of The Fiscal Times with a cocktail soiree at the Newseum.

Joining Fiscal Times EIC Jackie Leo and DC editor Eric Pianin were media power players like NBC News Washington Bureau Chief Mark Whitaker, Examiner’s J.P. Freire, HuffPo’s Peter Cherukuri, ABC’s Emily Lenzner and Rick Klein, The Hill’s Christina Wilkie, Bloomberg’s Margaret Carlson and Al Hunt, Politics Daily & Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet and Norah McAlvanah.

Also spotted mingling and partaking in the open bar were Dan and Meg Reilly, Amos Snead, Ron Bonjean, Michael Steel and media party circuit fixtures Politico’s Kiki Ryan, Tim Burger and CBS News’ Christine Delargy.

Check out the Fiscal Times here.

Fiscal Times’ Eric Pianin.

The Fiscal Times will celebrate its launch in Washington on the evening of March 3, 2010 at the Newseum. The event is being held by President and CEO of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson and Fiscal Times Founder Peter G. Peterson. According to the invite, Jackie Leo, managing editor and Washington editor, Eric Pianin will be on hand to celebrate. Check out the Fiscal Times here.