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The gate-crashing by a couple at the White House state dinner in honour of Prime Minister...
White House Party Crashers Posed No Threat to Obama, Secret Service Says
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.
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
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Obama dinner was a magnificent event: Manmohan
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Obamas Uninvited Guests Prompt an Inquiry
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Uninvited guests at White House cause security scare
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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 ...
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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
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