UPDATE: The Salahis did not appear on SNL’s opening scene. But the show did begin with a clip lampooning the party crashers and a Secret Service of enablers. WATCH: — The party-crashing couple that embarrassed the Secret Service and brought scrutiny to protocol at White House social events by getting into a state dinner may be in on the joke

AP – Virginia regulators said Thursday they are investigating the fund-raising practices of an enterprise run by Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the couple that got into a White House state dinner without an invitation.

Last night, President Barack Obama said he will deploy another 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. But he has ordered that the troop increase come with a built-in exit strategy.

Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s signature social event, the annual Land Rover America’s Polo Cup, bills itself as the “world’s most prestigious and largest . . . charity polo event,” benefiting the Salahi-run charity Journey for the Cure.

Nominations for the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards were announced this morning. Precious and The Last Station topped the list – each earning 5 nominations for the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards to be held March 5, 2010

The White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi appeared on the TODAY Show Tuesday. Speaking to TODAY’s Matt Lauer, Tareq Salahi and his wife Michaele denied crashing Tuesday night’s state dinner at the White House and insisted they were actually invited.

AP – Aspiring reality-TV star Michaele Salahi and her polo-playing husband, Tareq, made a debut of sorts Tuesday morning, stepping in to fill the role of TV’s reigning fun couple, lately vacated by the Gosselins when “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ came to an end.

LiveScience.com – Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, new research finds.

Disgraced track star Marion Jones, who went from gold medals to orange jumpsuits during the course of the…

Disgraced track star Marion Jones, who went from gold medals to orange jumpsuits during the course of the…