Saturday, November 28, 2009
More "O" Oops!
The controversy over state dinner crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, has prompted the White House to order a "full review" of the incident to find out how the Secret Service allowed such a security breach
A reality TV hopeful and her husband 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.
The controversy over state dinner crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, has prompted the White House to order a "full review" of the incident to find out how the Secret Service allowed such a security breach.
The White House said Friday it supported the Secret Service and its employees -- but also demanded answers.
"The White House asked the United States Secret Service to do a full review and they are doing that," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said. "The United States Secret Service said they made a mistake and they are taking action to identify exactly what happened and they will take the appropriate measures pending the results of their investigation."
The White House has insisted that the Salahis were not invited to Tuesday's dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, despite contrary claims by the couple and their lawyer.
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