Archive for November 26th, 2009

Cable company filmed uninvited White House couple (AP)

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a state dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that the Virginia couple managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP – The couple who crashed a White House state dinner were being filmed that day by a camera crew connected with a reality television program, although none of the filming took place on White House grounds, a spokeswoman for the program’s network said Thursday.

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Asian stocks tumble amid dollar slump, Dubai fears (AP)

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A money trader work at a dealing room the U.S. dollar rate against Japanese yen on the Foreign Exchange Market in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The U.S. dollar fell to the 84 yen level Friday Morning. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP – Asian stock markets tumbled Friday as the dollar continued its slide against the Japanese yen and worries over losses from Dubai’s debt problems unnerved investors worldwide.

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Dubai debt delays revive fear of financial crisis (Reuters)

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An early evening view of the Burj Dubai (top right) and Burj Al Arab (back left) with construction work in the foreground, late November 15, 2008. REUTERS/Steve CrispReuters – Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a Dubai debt default could reignite the financial turmoil of the credit crisis.

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