Barack Obama

Rove Group To Attack Obama For Using Same $1.1M Bus GOP Candidate Will Use

Ryan J. Reilly | August 17, 2011, 4:30PM

Karl Rove's American Crossroads group is planning to "make a star out of" the $1.1 million armored bus President Barack Obama is using to travel across the country by featuring it in attack ads ahead of the 2012 election.

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Barack Obama

$1.1M Secret Service Bus Makes Debut On Obama's Midwest Tour

Ryan J. Reilly | August 15, 2011, 9:30PM

With President Barack Obama embarking on his mid-August tour of the midwest on Monday, the public got its first look at one of two $1.1 million armored buses that, as TPM first reported back in April, were recently purchased by the Secret Service and will be used on the campaign trail.

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Secret Service

Obama To Use New Secret Service Bus On Campaign Trail

Ryan J. Reilly | April 21, 2011, 9:45AM

As the Secret Service prepares for the 2012 campaign, they're purchasing two new buses, at least one of which will be used by President Barack Obama as he travels around the country, TPM has learned. The Secret Service says that while the armored vehicles will be used by Obama during the 2012 presidential campaign, they'll be a security asset for future presidents as well.

"We've never been fully comfortable with the security provided by a bus we lease and then try to retro-fit," Secret Service spokesman Jim Mackin told TPM.

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State Dinner Crashers

Gibbs Says Investigation Into State Dinner Crashers Ongoing

Christina Bellantoni | November 30, 2009, 11:52AM

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs had no new information this morning about the party crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi.

"As best I know the Secret Service continues to look into that situation," Gibbs said in his morning gaggle with reporters. "When there is something complete we'll have it."

The Salahi couple, who made a splash by attending the state dinner honoring India without an invitation, have maintained they were invited. Secret Service is doing an internal investigation as to why their names weren't verified from the guest list.

As we reported earlier, they have been called to testify before Congress.