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White House crashers named in 16 civil suits

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:30:10 +0000

Washington (CNN) - 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. A trawl through court records on Thursday revealed a more complete picture of Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who have left an extensive paper trail in federal bankruptcy and state court filings. Embedded video from CNN Video The couple was spotted rubbing elbows with the likes of Vice President Joe Biden and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel at Tuesday's dinner, but the Secret Service says they were not invited. A Secret Service checkpoint "did not follow proper procedures" to determine if the two were on the guest list, said Edwin M. Donovan, a Secret Service special agent, in a statement. Full story

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Aspiring reality TV stars crash Obama party

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:36:29 +0000

Two aspiring reality-TV stars from Northern Virginia appear to have crashed the White House's state dinner, penetrating security to mingle with the likes of Joe Biden and Rahm Emanuel.

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Hispanics blame Rahm for immigrant ban

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:40:59 +0000

Members of the Hispanic Caucus says Emanuel's mark is all over the push to block insurance for illegals.

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