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Couple Denies They Crashed White House Party

Dec. 1, 2009
Tareq Salahi tells NBC's Today show that "I am certain we will be completely exonerated," and says he and his wife, Michaele, were cooperating with the Secret Service in its investigation of the incident a week ago.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch