The Top 10 Everything of 2009

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10. Gatecrash-Gate

The Salahis with Joe Biden on Facebook

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It's one thing to crash a party and post the photos on Facebook; it's another thing to crash a White House state dinner and post photos of you shaking hands with the President. But that's exactly what gate crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi did when they snuck into the Nov. 24 White House gala for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The couple, rumored to be appearing on the upcoming season of Real Housewives of D.C., gave suspicious explanations for their appearance at the party, which appears to have been just a publicity stunt.

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