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Michaele Salahi, who is currently striving to become one of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of D.C.,” likely pulled the stunt in order to garner media attention and increase her chance of being chosen for the television show. It seems like this pair of Virginia socialites with a (deservedly) unflattering reputation wanted to attract the spotlight without doing anything to truly merit it. Their tactics—including posting photos of the event on Facebook—reveal as much...
...secretary Robert Gibbs denied that claim, saying, "You don't show up at the White House as a misunderstanding." The Salahis exchanged e-mails about attending the state dinner with a special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. But the assistant, Michele Jones, said she made clear to the pair that she could not extend an invitation...
...obligation to be honest when you're talking to the government or to government agents," says Michael O'Neill, criminal law professor at George Mason University in Arlington, Va. Whether the Justice Department opts to prosecute the pair "would all be based on what it is they said to those agents." Even if the two were then welcomed into the White House, they could still face a trespassing charge if they were granted permission based on a lie. (Read "Obama's 'Mistakes': Way Too Early to Judge...
Director John Hillcoat and actor Viggo Mortensen have both made their names with dark, gritty films: Hillcoat with Nick Cave-scripted Western “The Proposition,” Mortensen with a pair of David Cronenberg thrillers, “A History of Violence” and “Eastern Promises.” It is tempting, then, to suggest that with “The Road,” a bleak, post-apocalyptic travelogue, both men are sticking to what they know...
Despite the difficult circumstances, Harvard maintained its poise from the charity stripe, hitting all 15 of its free throws—including a pair from Lippert with 2:26 remaining to put the Crimson ahead for good...