[More added 1/17--check the last slides] With bars open until 4am and politicos ready to party, there will be a lot going on to celebrate Obama's second Inauguration. Even if you missed out on the official ball tickets from the Presidential Inauguration Committee, there are still a lot of events you won't want to miss (in fact, most of the ones here will be better parties, period)! Balls come and go every 4 years, so pay attention to learn what's hot and what's not for 2013.

The Obamas and Bidens have been invited to basically all of the events listed here. They are only obligated to show up to the two official balls but just might pop in when you least expect them to...

• LBC rapper and Snoop Dogg/Dr. Dre collaborator Nate Dogg dies at 41 from unknown causes after suffering two strokes in recent years [KTLA]
• Bahrain's leaders declare martial law on protesters fighting for democracy, crackdown on demonstrators with tear gas, gunfire [LATimes]
• A second reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant may be releasing radioactive steam but authorities are downplaying the severity of the situation [NYT]
• Reese Witherspoon and fiance CAA agent Jim Toth to tie the knot next weekend with a small ceremony in Ojai Valley [PE]
• Brace yourselves: Suge Knight got into a physical altercation. With a man half his size. In a Vegas casino. On camera. Shocking. [TMZ]

• Glenn Beck is not comfortable using Google because he says it's involved in overthrowing governments and in cahoots with "hardcore leftists" [HuffPo]
• Jessica Alba is expecting another baby with husband Cash Warren [Post]
• Hundreds injured and three dead after a surprise police attack on sleeping anti-government protesters in Bahrain to clear them from Manama square [LATimes]
• 50 Cent claims Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are mad at him for launching a line of headphones to compete with Dre's, but are they? [TMZ]
• Leighton Meester's former friend gets a restraining order against the actress' ex-con momager, Constance, for making death threats [PE]

• Borders bookstore chain falls on hard times, files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection [KABC]
• In wake of uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, protests erupt in neighboring Middle Eastern and North African countries Libya, Yemen and Bahrain [LATimes]
• You can read all about Justin Bieber's thoughts on U.S. politics, health care, and his pro-life stance in the new issue of Rolling Stone [HuffPo]
• Charlie Sheen might want to wait until all the blow is out of his system before calling into radio shows to offer Lindsay Lohan advice [TMZ]
• After CBS reporter Lara Logan gets attacked when caught in Egyptian protests, networks consider pulling all female reporters from the region [PE]