The Secret Service on Friday said that "established protocols" were not followed at a White House state dinner where a couple not on the guest list was allowed through a first checkpoint. Full story
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Secret Service admits it let crashers in
The Secret Service on Friday said that "established protocols" were not followed at a White House state dinner where a couple not on the guest list was allowed through a first checkpoint.
Newsweek: Deconstructing Arkansas and Blanche Lincoln
Most observers assume Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s hesitancy to support her party’s health-care-reform package is directly related to her reelection bid in 2010. But that doesn’t tell the full story.
Gay marriage momentum stalls in 2 states
The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning northeastern United States has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine.



