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White House Intruders Want Money for Their Tale

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:25:20 +0000

The aspiring reality-TV stars who finessed their way into a state dinner are trying to cash in on their notoriety.

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Towns will investigate Secret Service

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:02:27 +0000

Towns says he will review security practices after an uninvited couple attend the first state dinner.

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IRS has filed $79,000 lien against Gov. Schwarzenegger, records show

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

A spokesman for the governor says the matter is related to a paperwork discrepancy and has nothing to do with the payment of taxes. > The Internal Revenue Service has filed a federal tax lien against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for nearly $80,000, public records show.

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Secret Service: officers didn't verify crashers (AP)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:13:10 +0000

AP - The Virginia couple who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a "deeply concerned and embarrassed" Secret Service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list.

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Secret Service takes blame for White House party crashers (McClatchy Newspapers)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The director of the Secret Service took the blame Friday for security failures that allowed a publicity-hungry couple from Virginia who weren't on the guest list for President Barack Obama's first state dinner to slip through security and directly encounter the president.

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Secret Service âEmbarrassedâ by White House Breach (Bloomberg)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:23:08 +0000

Bloomberg - Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Secret Service agents failed to follow established protocols that should have prevented a Washington-area couple from crashing a state dinner at the White House, the director of the Secret Service, Mark Sullivan, said.

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Secret Service acknowledges failure in state dinner snafu

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:22:15 +0000

Washington (CNN) - An internal investigation into a couple who crashed the White House state dinner this week has found that Secret Service agents did not follow protocol at a security checkpoint, the agency said Friday. "The Secret Service is deeply concerned and embarrassed by the circumstances surrounding the State Dinner on Tuesday," the agency said in a statement Friday. "The preliminary findings of our internal investigation have determined established protocols were not followed at an initial checkpoint, verifying that two individuals were on the guest list." Full statement after the jump: STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR MARK SULLIVAN (Washington, D.C.) – On Friday, November 27, 2009, United States Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan issued the following statement: “The Secret Service is deeply concerned and embarrassed by the circumstances surrounding the State Dinner on Tuesday, November 24. The preliminary findings of our internal investigation have determined ...

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Charges Possible in Gate-Crashing Incident

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:01:40 +0000

The Secret Service said it wants to hear those connected to the incident in which a couple snuck into a state dinner this week, and has not ruled out charges.

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Secret Service agents drop in on winery to chat with state dinner couple

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:50:18 +0000

Washington (CNN) – Two Secret Service agents visited a Virginia winery Friday to question a couple whose appearance at a White House state dinner raised eyebrows this week, the winery manager told CNN. Diane Weiss, manager at the Oasis Winery, in Hume, Virginia, said the agents wanted to speak with Tareq and Michaele Salahi, but Weiss didn't know their whereabouts. The Secret Service could not be reached for comment. The Warren County Report, a local newspaper, quoted Weiss as saying the agents said they wanted to speak with the couple and not arrest them. It also quoted her as saying that the Salahis live in Linden, Virginia but receive mail at the winery. And it quoted her as saying the agents said it was "imperative" that investigators speak with the couple and that they would "take whatever action" is necessary if they did not. Weiss told CNN that the newspaper quoted her accurately, but she declined to elaborate. The state dinner was held for visiting Indian ...

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Secret Service Probes Breach of White House Security (Bloomberg)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:40 +0000

Bloomberg - Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The Secret Service is reviewing whether criminal charges may be warranted for a Washington- area couple who got past security to crash a state dinner at the White House, a spokesman for the agency said.

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Source: Secret Service employee let couple in

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:13:24 +0000

A Secret Service employee stationed at the first checkpoint at the White House state dinner last Tuesday did not verify the names of a couple allowed in, a law enforcement official tells NBC News.

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Secret Service Probing How Couple Breached White House Security (Bloomberg)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:31:50 +0000

Bloomberg - Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The Secret Service is reviewing whether a criminal investigation is warranted into how a Washington-area couple got past security to crash a state dinner at the White House, a spokesman for the agency said.

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Suspect in Nazi trial proud of his SS service (AP)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:18:41 +0000

AP - A man accused of murdering Dutch civilians as a member of a Waffen SS hit squad said at his trial Friday that he was proud about being chosen as a volunteer to fight for the Nazis.

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Secret Service probes dinner crashing

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:08:27 +0000

The couple who crashed a White House dinner shouldn't need legal help, an attorney who knows them says. The Secret Service remains mum about the eye-catching security breach.

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Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members (AP)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:03:04 +0000

AP - On his first Thanksgiving in the White House, President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. servicemen and women stationed in war zones to thank them for their service.

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President Obama to appear with NFL players for Thanksgiving public service announcement

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:21 +0000

President Obama to appear with NFL players for Thanksgiving public service announcement. Washington (CNN) - Several White House officials confirm President Obama will appear in a public service announcement with NFL players DeMarcus Ware, Drew Brees, and Troy Polamalu. The 90-second spot will air during the NFL Thanksgiving games, and a shorter version will run throughout the football season. The ad has Obama playing touch football on the White House lawn with local children and the Pittsburgh Steelers safety Polamalu, New Orleans Saints quarterback Brees, and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Ware. The spot is to promote the NFL's Play 60 campaign which tackles childhood obesity by encouraging physical exercise, and Mr.Obama's community service project United We Serve. During the spot the president wears a Chicago Bears jacket recognizing his home team.

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Forest Service says trees can slow climate change (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:15:42 +0000

AP - The nation's top Forest Service official says national forests can store more carbon to slow global warming, but he warns that such a goal must be balanced against the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

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Congress salutes Byrd's service

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:46:20 +0000

The Senate is a resolutely superlative place, so it was resolved that the august body on Wednesday will open its session by saluting Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Congress' longest-serving member.

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National Briefing | Washington: More Losses For Postal Service

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:02:03 +0000

The Postal Service reported a net loss of $3.8 billion for the 2009 fiscal year, about $1 billion more than the previous year.

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National Briefing | Labor: Inquiry Into Labor Leader Is Requested

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:59:42 +0000

Two conservative groups formally asked federal prosecutors to investigate what they said were potentially illegal lobbying activities by the president of the Service Employees International Union.

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BeltwayBlips - Latest Internal Revenue Service News Articles

White House Intruders Want Money for Their Tale

Towns will investigate Secret Service

IRS has filed $79,000 lien against Gov. Schwarzenegger, records show

Secret Service: officers didn't verify crashers (AP)

Secret Service takes blame for White House party crashers (McClatchy Newspapers)

Secret Service âEmbarrassedâ by White House Breach (Bloomberg)

Secret Service acknowledges failure in state dinner snafu

Charges Possible in Gate-Crashing Incident

Secret Service agents drop in on winery to chat with state dinner couple

Secret Service Probes Breach of White House Security (Bloomberg)

Source: Secret Service employee let couple in

Secret Service Probing How Couple Breached White House Security (Bloomberg)

Suspect in Nazi trial proud of his SS service (AP)

Secret Service probes dinner crashing

Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members (AP)

President Obama to appear with NFL players for Thanksgiving public service announcement

Forest Service says trees can slow climate change (AP)

Congress salutes Byrd's service

National Briefing | Washington: More Losses For Postal Service

National Briefing | Labor: Inquiry Into Labor Leader Is Requested

Secret Service âEmbarrassedâ by White House Breach (Bloomberg)