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Still, the Salahis managed to talk their way past the Secret Service and into the star-studded state dinner, where they warmed up to Vice President Joe Biden, media luminaries and even the Marines posted at the door. [1]
Washington D.C. (WSFA) - The White House’s security was breached by two party crashers at President Obama’s first state dinner. [...] The Secret Service is trying to figure out how a Northern Virginia couple was able to crash the president’s party with their names not being on the guest list. [2]
Furious White House officials called the head of the Secret Service on the carpet Thursday, demanding to know how two loopy Washington socialites crashed President Obama ’s first state dinner. [3]
When Tareq and Michaele Salahi waltzed past the White House cameras Tuesday night they looked for all the world like they belonged there, except for one tiny detail. [1]
Gate-crasher king and queen Tareq and Michaele Salahi upon their arrival at White House last week for state dinner, which the uninvited socialites then crashed. [3]
Last April, despite the fact that Vice President Biden ’s presence was announced beforehand, the Secret Service did no magnetometer screening whatsoever when Biden threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Orioles game in Baltimore. [4]
UPDATE: According to a CNN source inside the White House, the couple that crashed the first Obama administration state dinner DID in fact meet the president despite earlier reports that Tareq and Michaele Salahi never came in contact with the president. [5]
The fact that Michaele and Tareq Salahi were allowed into the White House in this dangerous age is a disgrace and symptomatic of lax standards at the Secret Service ever since it was absorbed by the Homeland Security Department in 2003. [4]
The brazen piercing of presidential security put Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan on the hot seat after fame-chasing pair Tareq and Michaele Salahi hobnobbed the night away with Obama’s guests. [3]
Unlike the big-time Obama donors and political heavyweights who snagged real invitations, Michaele Salahi is best known for her rumored casting in Bravo TV’S upcoming reality series “The Real Housewives of DC,” the newest entry in a popular franchise that features wealthy wives leading decidedly unreal lives. [1]
The head of the Secret Service said today that his agency failed to verify whether the couple was invited to the party and expressed his deep concern and embarrassment. [5]
The Secret Service has launched an investigation into the security breach and says a preliminary probe reveals that proper procedure wasn’t followed at one of its checkpoints. [...] “The minute I saw them, because I was very surprised, I immediately grabbed the list and looked for their name and noticed it wasn’t there, which is very unusual,” Roxanne Roberts, who writes for The Washington Post’s column The Reliable Source, told CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes. [1]
Erwin Gomez — owner and makeup artist of the Erwin Gomez salon located in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. — told ET he did Michaele’s hair and makeup for the entire event. [6]
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[1] White House Party Crashers Shock Outsiders - CBS Evening News …
[2] White House party crashers - WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |
[3] Secret Service facing heat following success of White House …
[4] Success of White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele …
[5] Secret Service: White House Party Crashers Tareq and Michaele …
[6] ET Exclusive: Insider To White House Party Crashers Tells All