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Couple slips though security to crash state dinner

AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Michaele and Tareq Salahi like a good party, an attorney who knows them said Thursday, and maybe that's why the couple from Virginia's horse country didn't look out of place at the White House state dinner for the Indian prime minister.

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  1. This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo of, Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, right, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALES
    Couple slips though security to crash state dinner AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes agoSent 912 times

    WASHINGTON - Michaele and Tareq Salahi like a good party, an attorney who knows them said Thursday, and maybe that's why the couple from Virginia's horse country didn't look out of place at the White House state dinner for the Indian prime minister.

  2. Man stuck upside-down in Utah cave dies AP - Thu Nov 26, 6:26 AM ETSent 255 times

    SALT LAKE CITY - A man stuck upside-down in a cave for more than a day died early Thursday, despite the efforts of dozens of rescuers, authorities said.

  3. Worshippers attend mass at St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009, after an expert commission reported following a three-year probe into previously secret church records, that The Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse committed by priests because bishops wanted to protect the church's reputation at the expense of victims. Abuse victims said they welcomed publication of the probe into the mishandling of 1975-2004 child-abuse cases in the Dublin Archdiocese, home to a quarter of Ireland's 4 million Catholics. But they said government and church leaders still had far to go to compensate for past wrongs.(AP Photo/Niall Carson-pa)
    Experts: Bishops covered up priests' child abuse AP - 27 minutes agoSent 197 times

    DUBLIN - Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse by priests in order to protect the church's reputation, an expert commission reported Thursday after a three-year investigation.

  4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) watches as US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas before a trilateral meeting in September 2009.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)
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  5. FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a piece of Chinese drywall leans against the wall of a home in Davie, Fla. A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
    Drywall investigation expands into US products AP - Wed Nov 25, 5:21 PM ETSent 116 times

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring.

  6. Longtime CNN commentator Lou Dobbs, left, who resigned from the cable network last week after working there for 29 years, speaks to Bill O'Reilly at the start of a segment for Fox News channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' in New York, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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    Earlier this month we reported on a minor controversy that arose after PBS re-aired a two-year-old episode of “Sesame Street” that parodied Fox News. Last night, in an effort to make light of that episode, a Sesame Workshop executive went on Fox News’ “The O'Reilly Factor” to introduce a brand-new muppet: Spill O'Reilly.

  7. In this undated photo released by the Cobb County police, Paul Patrick Serdula, is seen. Police say an Atlanta area nurse anesthetist has been charged with molesting and sodomizing anesthetized patients in dental and medical offices, and they say the videotaped abuses could involve 100 or more victims. Serdula, who worked in dental and medical offices across the Atlanta area, was arrested Monday night on child molestation and sodomy charges. (AP Photo/Cobb County Police)
    Ga. nurse anesthetist accused of abusing patients AP - Wed Nov 25, 11:31 PM ETSent 63 times

    ATLANTA - A metro Atlanta nurse anesthetist has been charged with molesting and sodomizing anesthetized patients in dental and medical offices, and police say the videotaped abuses could involve 100 or more victims.

  8. Thai Airways' Excess Baggage Charge Costs More Than Seat Time.com - Wed Nov 25, 9:25 AM ETSent 60 times

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  9. A Tokyo money dealer looks at a memo as the U.S. dollar is traded at 86.64 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The dollar has tumbled to 14-year low against the Japanese yen after traders reacted to indications that U.S. interest rates will remain low and that Federal Reserve isn't overly concerned about the dollar's slide. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
    Dubai debt fears hit world markets hard AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes agoSent 53 times

    LONDON - World stock markets fell sharply Thursday as investors fretted over the debt problems at Dubai World, a government investment company, and the continued fall in the dollar.

  10. A picture shows the drying shores of the Dead Sea, south of the Jordanian capital Amman, on November 9. The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.(AFP/File/Khalil Mazraawi)
    Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive AFP - Wed Nov 25, 12:28 PM ETSent 44 times

    GHOR HADITHA, Jordan (AFP) - The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.

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  1. Tareq (right) and Michaele Salahi are pictured arriving for the state dinner in honour of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, DC on November 24. The US Secret Service is investigating how the two White House gatecrashers beat several layers of security to attend the state dinner.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)
    Couple slips though security to crash state dinner AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Michaele and Tareq Salahi like a good party, an attorney who knows them said Thursday, and maybe that's why the couple from Virginia's horse country didn't look out of place at the White House state dinner for the Indian prime minister.

  2. Man stuck upside-down in Utah cave dies AP - Thu Nov 26, 6:26 AM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - A man stuck upside-down in a cave for more than a day died early Thursday, despite the efforts of dozens of rescuers, authorities said.

  3. The Shrek float is inflated in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 in preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    New Macy's Parade route means no cutting corners AP - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - It won't be just the balloons, marching bands and floats on display in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The laws of physics will also be on parade.

  4. In this Nov, 16, 2009 photo, college student Wang Zifei, second left, is seen as President Barack Obama greets students after speaking at a town hall style event with Chinese youth at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai. Zifei was snapped by photographers sitting behind Obama during his townhall forum in Shanghai and her photos have ricocheted online, turning her into a minor Internet sensation. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    The White House's unprecedented use of 'unprecedented' Politico - Wed Nov 25, 12:54 AM ET

    The Obama White House is addicted to the “unprecedented.”

  5. Experts: Bishops covered up priests' child abuse AP - 27 minutes ago

    DUBLIN - Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse by priests in order to protect the church's reputation, an expert commission reported Thursday after a three-year investigation.

  6. Film director Roman Polanski (pictured in 2008) awaited release from a Swiss prison after a court granted him a 4.5 million dollar bail pending a final decision on whether he should be extradited to the United States over a child sex case.(AFP/File/Abdelhak Senna)
    Swiss OK Polanski move to house arrest in Alps AP - 2 minutes ago

    GENEVA - Roman Polanski will be moved from jail to house arrest at his Alpine chalet as soon as he posts $4.5 million bail and meets other conditions set by a Swiss court, the Justice Ministry said Thursday.

  7. In response to "Pox News," "Sesame Street" introduces Spill O'Reilly The Newsroom - Wed Nov 25, 2:53 PM ET

    Earlier this month we reported on a minor controversy that arose after PBS re-aired a two-year-old episode of “Sesame Street” that parodied Fox News. Last night, in an effort to make light of that episode, a Sesame Workshop executive went on Fox News’ “The O'Reilly Factor” to introduce a brand-new muppet: Spill O'Reilly.

  8. A weary Thanksgiving holiday traveler rubs her eyes while waiting for a Concord Coach bus to depart from Portland, Maine, Wednesday evening, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
    Tight economy forces some to stay home for holiday AP - Thu Nov 26, 7:34 AM ET

    CHICAGO - There's still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year. Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane.

  9. FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009 file photo, President Obama speaks during the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Courage, in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House, in Washington. President Barack Obama is committing the United States to a goal of substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade when he travels to a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
    Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy AP - Thu Nov 26, 7:35 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief.

  10. A truck rests again one of the small plane it hit at an airport in El Cajon, Calif. Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. The driver of the truck passed out behind the wheel of his truck, sending the vehicle crashing through a fence and into a row of parked planes. (AP Photo/William Thorn)
    Calif. driver faints, crashes into parked planes AP - Thu Nov 26, 7:45 AM ET

    EL CAJON, Calif. - Police say a California man passed out behind the wheel of his truck, sending the vehicle crashing through a fence and into a row of parked planes at an airport in El Cajon.

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  1. Police: Dad leaves boy and goes into strip club AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:24 PM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to remember where he had parked.

  2. President Barack Obama, right, with daughters, Sasha Obama, 8, Malia Obama, 11, reacts with Walter Pelletier, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, as Malia reaches to pet a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama's first pardon: A turkey named Courage AP - Wed Nov 25, 6:40 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday granted his first pardon — to Courage, a 45-pound turkey spared from the Thanksgiving table.

  3. FILE -- In a Nov. 18, 2009 file photo President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, gesture to each other during the arrival at Diaoyutai State Guest House before their bilateral meeting in Beijing, China. China announced Thursday Nov. 26, 2009 that Premier Wen Jiabao will take part in the Copenhagen meeting on the global effort to reduce greenhouse emissions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/file)
    China to dramatically slow emissions growth AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

    BEIJING - China announced plans Thursday to cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent as measured against its economic output — a commitment from the world's largest polluter that builds momentum ahead of a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month.

  4. FILE - In this July 8, 2009, file photo, Texas Rangers' Andruw Jones watches his solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $500,000 deal with veteran outfielder Andruw Jones. Jones, 32, can make an additional $1 million in performance bonuses. Jones batted .214 with 17 home runs and 43 RBI in 82 games with Texas in 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
    Andruw Jones agrees to deal with White Sox AP - Wed Nov 25, 4:14 PM ET

    CHICAGO - Andruw Jones agreed Wednesday to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.

  5. This undated photo from the Adelaide Zoo shows Wang Wang, a two-year-old male panda in China. Two giant pandas due to begin a 10-year stay at an Australian zoo could give the local economy a bigger boost than recent visits by Tiger Woods or Lance Armstrong, officials said Wednesday.(AFP/HO/File)
    China's pandas worth more than Tiger Woods: Australian zoo AFP - Wed Nov 25, 12:11 PM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Two giant pandas due to begin a 10-year stay at an Australian zoo could give the local economy a bigger boost than recent visits by Tiger Woods or Lance Armstrong, officials said Wednesday.

  6. In this Nov, 16, 2009 photo, college student Wang Zifei, left, is seen as President Barack Obama greets students after speaking at a town hall style event with Chinese youth at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai. Zifei was snapped by photographers sitting behind Obama during his townhall forum in Shanghai and her photos have ricocheted online, turning her into a minor Internet sensation. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy AP - Thu Nov 26, 7:35 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief.

  7. Christian Leaders Scapegoat Gays on Marriage HuffingtonPost.com - Wed Nov 25, 12:42 PM ET

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  8. Valerie Brewer speaks about the recovery of her son Michael, 15, who was burned over 65 percent of his body after being doused with rubbing alcohol by a group of bullies, during an interview at Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami Wednesday Nov 25, 2009. (AP Photo/David Adame)
    Mom of teen set on fire: Son focused on recovery AP - Wed Nov 25, 12:35 PM ET

    MIAMI - In the days after 15-year-old Michael Brewer was set on fire by a group of teens, his mother, Valerie Brewer, sat at his hospital bedside and worried.

  9. FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Lou Dobbs, left, speaks with Bill O'Reilly during taping a segment for Fox News channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' in New York. Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as 'an intermediary step' that could lead to a run for the White House. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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    HILLSIDE, N.J. - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights.

  10. Gubernatorial candidate and Vice Mayor Ismael Mangudadatu grieves during the burial of his wife and other family members in Buluan town, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. Authorities say a scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in Maguindanao province has turned himself in. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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    AMPATUAN, Philippines - A scion of a powerful pro-government clan has turned himself in and will face murder charges for allegedly leading the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines, the chief prosecutor said Thursday.

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