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Couple Crashes White House Party

This photo released by the White House Nov. 27, 2009, shows President Barack Obama greeting  Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, at a State Dinner hosted by Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.  The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that the uninvited Virginia couple managed to slip into the dinner. (Samantha Appleton / The White House)
This photo released by the White House Nov. 27, 2009, shows President Barack Obama greeting Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, at a State Dinner hosted by Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that the uninvited Virginia couple managed to slip into the dinner. (Samantha Appleton / The White House)

This photo released by the White House Friday shows President Barack Obama greeting  Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, at a State Dinner hosted by Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington Tuesday.  The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that the uninvited Virginia couple managed to slip into the dinner. Story here. (AP Photo/The White House, Samantha Appleton)

  • Dogwalk Musings thoughts on the White House party crashers here

Question: Was this a crime, or just an embarrassment for the Secret Service? (BTW, have you ever crashed a party?)



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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