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15 Sep 2011 09:49

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Culture: Michaele Salahi + Journey guitarist Neal Schon ≠ Kidnapping. Lulz.

How you know you’re famous for being famous: Your claim to fame is gate-crashing the White House, and you get reported missing … but you’re really just hanging with the Journey’s lead guitarist. source

19 Jan 2011 21:06

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Politics: Tareq and Michaele Salahi nowhere near tonight’s state dinner

Good news, everybody! Tarek and Michaele Salahi were on “Parker Spitzer” tonight, ensuring that they were somewhere nobody would have to hear about them. (Video soon, we hope.) source

28 Feb 2010 11:48

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Politics: Embattled Obama staffer Desiree Rogers gets some Chicago love

  • There’s only one group responsible for the security for the White House and the Presidency… the Secret Service. Let’s stop blaming her for anybody walking in there because no one can stop anyone with the exception of the Secret Service.
  • Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley • Offering a spirited defense of White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, who’s resigning next month in the wake of the Tareq and Michaele Salahi gate-crashing, which outshone Obama’s first state dinner. Rogers was criticized for not putting anyone at the entrance where the Salahis crashed through. But not by Daley, who was her former boss. source

09 Dec 2009 20:56

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U.S.: The Salahis DID get an invitation to testify in front of Congress

  • yes Tareq Salahi has to testify before a House panel that focuses on homeland security.
  • yes Michaele Salahi has to join him in the testimony. She got one more vote than her husband.
  • no Social secretary Desirée Rogers gets to stay home. Rep. Peter King is disappointed. source

01 Dec 2009 10:19

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28 Nov 2009 22:38

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U.S.: Tareq and Michaele Salahi pull a Tiger Woods, shy away from media

  • They canceled on Larry King! They canceled on Larry King! The world, waiting to hear what Tareq and Michaele Salahi were trying to pull by their state dinner appearance, sat impatiently waiting after hearing they held off on the soft-pedal chat with Larry. They’re not ready for redemption – at least not yet. Question: Is the value of their redemption as good as nothing, like turning in a coupon for cash? source

27 Nov 2009 20:44

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U.S.: Tareq and Michaele Salahi met Barack Obama, this photo says

“Ohmigod, Barack! I’m such a huge fan of yours! Did you hear? I’m gonna be on TV soon! I’m a real housewife of D.C.!” source
 

26 Nov 2009 21:56

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U.S.: When not crashing state dinners, Tareq and Michaele Salahi getting sued

  • 16 lawsuits have been named against the D.C. socialites
  • one number of times the couple has filed for bankruptcy source

26 Nov 2009 20:12

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U.S.: Michaele and Tarek Salahi brought Bravo cameras to the state dinner

  • Michaele Salahi is under consideration as a cast member, as such Half Yard Productions were filming the Salahis on that day. Half Yard was only aware that per the Salahis they had been invited as guests.
  • A statement from Bravo • Describing how they ended up going with the Salahis to the state dinner earlier this week. We’d post more, but Julius is loaded with digital turkey and he’s turned off his brain to vapid stories that don’t really hurt anybody. source

25 Nov 2009 20:40

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U.S.: D.C. socialites Tareq and Michaele Salahi step up their state dinner game

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  • These people are officially the greatest showboat reality-tv-whore badasses ever. Tareq and Michaele Salahi totally crashed the White House’s state dinner last night, and they did it in a blatant way, with Facebook photos, time with Rahm Emanuel (above) and no security clearance. Who knows how they got in; we wanna know what they’re gonna get out of it. source