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Senators want party crashers punished

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Nov. 30, 2009
The Virginia couple who crashed the White House state dinner Tuesday should face the heaviest criminal charges in order to deter other would-be crashers, two lawmakers said Sunday. Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, said Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who are vying for a spot on a...
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler