Last week at President Obama's first state dinner, and couple whose names were not on the guest list were allowed into the exclusive event. Virginians Tareq and Michaele Salahi were told they could attend the dinner and were let in by White House security guards even though they were not on the guest list. The Secret Service announced in a House committee that the admittance was a mistake and that "appropriate procedures were not followed." Mark Sullivan testified at a Homeland Security Committee hearing for the investigation into the mistake and said that "established procedures and protocols were not followed" and that the breech in security was "unacceptable and indefensible." Read more at http://www.cnn.com/2009/12/03/secret-service-headsays-agency-erred-when-couple-attended-white-house-dinner/. This seems like an inexcusable mistake, but luckily the couple had good intentions, as they wanted to honor India's prime minister. I'm sure the White House security staff won't make the same mistake again.
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