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Gate-crashers constituted serious security breach at White House
The gate-crashing by a couple at the White House state dinner in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Nov 24 is a more serious security breach than it might apparently seem.

White House gate-crasher couple's Indian connection
Last week's state dinner at the White House for the Indian prime minister had two unexpected guests: Washington, DC socialites and reality television hopefuls Michaele and Tareq Salahi, wine and polo promoters from Virginia. Though their names did not feature on the star-studded guest-list, the couple breezed by security, posed for photos and entered the White House lower hallway, where they mingled with guests.

Secret Service: Crashers posed no danger to Obama
UPDATED WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Secret Service maintains that President Barack Obama was never in danger at a state dinner after an uninvited Virginia couple got through security, but it wouldn't comment on whether anyone is screened for radiological or biological weapons. Edwin Donovan, a Secret Service spokesman, said Thursday the agency doesn't discuss the levels of security screening at the White House. Donovan had said earlier that Michaele and Tareq Salahi went through the same security screening for weapons as the 300-plus people invited to the dinner Tuesday for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Michaele Salahi's hairdresser at the ... Email

White House Gate Crasher to host US-India Polo Cup next year
Tareq Salahi, who gate crashed the State Dinner hosted by president Obama in honour of the PM at the White House, is a known friend of India.

The White House Gate Crashers: What Went Wrong?
At least two people who weren't invited, we now know

Obama's State dinner was an unforgettable experience: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that his evening with the Obamas at the state dinner in Washington on November 24 was 'magnificent'.

Obama dinner was a magnificent event: Manmohan
The banquet hosted by US President Barack Obama on Tuesday was a "unique experience" and "one of the best dinners".

Obamas Uninvited Guests Prompt an Inquiry
The Secret Service is investigating how a couple aspiring to be reality-show celebrities managed to appear at President Obamas first state dinner.

White House crashers in 16 lawsuits
The Virginia couple accused of crashing President Obama's first White House state dinner on Tuesday are named in at least 16 different civil suits in Fauquier County, sometimes as plaintiffs, sometimes as defendants.

Uninvited guests at White House cause security scare
The couple had not been invited White House state dinner.

Security breach at White House dinner
Washington: An unprecedented security breach took place at the high-profile black tie state dinner when a Virginia couple entered the White House uninvited and had a wonderful time in the company of President Barack ...

U.S. will be out of Afghanistan by 2017: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort.

Security breach at PM-Obama dinner!
There were uninvited guests at the White House State where Manmohan-Obama dined on Tuesday.

Uninvited guests crash White House dinner
The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to US President Barack Obama's White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security.

Couple 'gatecrash' Barack Obama's White House dinner
Secret Service investigating reports that US reality TV hopefuls breached White House security to attend state dinner The step up from socialite to celebrity can be a tricky one. In the UK this is usually achieved through a romantic tryst with a famous person, swiftly followed by an appearance on a reality TV show. Americans Tareq and Michaele Salahi appear to have taken a more direct route to fame, however, by allegedly gatecrashing President Obama's first White House dinner on Tuesday night. The US Secret Service is investigating how the couple, who its spokesman, Ed Donovan, confirmed were not on the guest list, managed to breach security and attend the 300-strong event. Donovan said an initial finding indicated that a checkpoint did not follow proper procedures to ensure the two were on the list. The Salahis, who were described by the Washington Post as "polo-playing socialites," are also reportedly auditioning for roles in the TV programme The Real Housewives of Washington". Micha

The First Crashers
Secret Service investigates its own security procedures after a Virginia couple crash state dinner.