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Desiree Rogers, Former White House Official, Heads Johnson Publishing
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFormer White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers is the new CEO of Johnson Publishing Co., the Chicago-based parent of Ebony and Jet magazines and Fashion Fair Cosmetics. Rogers had been consulting with the company since June and joins longtime friend Linda Johnson Rice at the helm of nation's largest African-American-owned publishing company. "I am thrilled to work with these iconic brands as we take them to the next level. I have admired Johnson Publishing and the family most of my life. . . . It is still hard for me to believe that I am fortunate to be leading this team alongside my ...
Salahis' Charity Polo Match Set for Saturday, Despite Ongoing Investigation
By Mara Gay - Politics DailyWith a controversial permit from the National Park Service in hand, White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi are set to to hold their annual charity polo match this weekend on the National Mall, despite an ongoing investigation into the event's fundraising practices. Americas Polo Cup is produced by the spotlight-seeking couple every year. According to its website, the event is "one of the worlds most prestigious sporting and cultural experiences," and attracts "successful, educated and premier clientele and senior level government officials annually." But Americas Polo Cup is ...
The Salahis Follies: Coming Soon to Vegas!
By Judy Howard Ellis - Politics DailySomeone help me out here. True or false: If you have the reputation of being the couple whose major claim to fame is gate-crashing the White House, wouldn't you want to sit down and be quiet? Wouldn't you limit your social exposure until your infamy faded away? Wouldn't the last thing you would want to do is to show up on anybody's red carpet? You wouldn't. Not if you're Tareq and Michaele Salahi. The infamous social climbers of the Beltway have accepted an invitation to be the official party hosts on Jan. 16 at the Pure Nightclub in Las Vegas. According to the Washington Post, the couple ...
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Top 5 Most Outrageous Political Videos of 2009
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyPolitics in 2009 was pretty serious business, except when it wasn't. Some serious moments made for amusing parodies; others remind us that there can be an absurd quality to high-profile transgressions, criminal acts, and even death. So, please take a step back from the contentious nature of politics to enjoy some year-end, bipartisan, moments courtesy of YouTube. 1. "Don't Call Me Liz," as re-enacted on Keith Olbermann's show The e-mail chain between Elizabeth Becton (aka "Don't Call me Liz!") -- the scheduler for Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) – and a Democratic lobbyist's assistant was ...
Salahi Pays Debt With Fake Luxury Watch, Jeweler Says
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 11) -- A couple that crashed a White House party turned over a watch to pay a landscaping debt, but a jeweler is saying it's a fake luxury timepiece. Tareq Salahi last week gave up his Patek Phillipe watch, and his lawyer said it would be worth more than enough to pay a $2,000 debt to a landscaper. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=784567&pid=784566&uts=1260544029 ...
Party Crasher Resigns From Virginia Tourism Job
By not in system - AOL NewsRICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 10) -- A Virginia man who crashed a White House state dinner without an invitation has resigned under criticism from the Virginia Tourism Authority board. Tareq Salahi resigned in an e-mail sent to Gov. Tim Kaine and Alisa Bailey, president of the Virginia Tourism Corp. Salahi and his wife, Michaele, are aspiring reality TV stars and have been subpoenaed by the House Homeland Security Committee, which is investigating the security breach. The couple say they will invoke their Fifth Amendment right not to testify. Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ...
White House Party Crashers to Be Subpoenaed
By not in system - AOL News(WASHINGTON (Dec. 9) -- Congress authorized subpoenas Wednesday for the White House gate-crashers to testify about how the couple got into a state dinner without an invitation. Lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee voted Wednesday to compel the attention-hungry couple to answer questions about the Nov. 24 incident. The couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, have said they will invoke their Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has said normal security protocols weren't followed and three uniformed Secret Service officers have ...
In Defense of Desiree Rogers
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyOn Nov. 24, 2008, Desiree Rogers was tapped by then President-elect Barack Obama to be the new White House Social Secretary, working in an office of the East Wing overseen by First Lady Michelle Obama. The night before the announcement, Rogers and Mrs. Obama dined privately at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, where they worked out the final details of the position that would transplant Rogers -- a fixture in Chicago's business, social, and political circles -- into the highest profile job of her life. ...
The Secret Service Has Been Embarrassed Before
By Allan Lengel - AOL NewsWASHINGTON – The Salahis were hardly the first to embarrass the Secret Service by crashing presidential security. And it will probably happen again. One man did it twice. The Rev. Rich C. Weber shook hands with President Clinton at his second inauguration, then was back four years later in 2001, welcoming President George W. Bush with a brief conversation. There were also more frightening incidents -- a man who hopped the White House gate with a .38-caliber revolver and got within 50 feet of the residence. Another man crashed a plane into the White House. But until Tareq and Michaele ...
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