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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Thursday honored 20 artists, writers and civic leaders in a ceremony postponed from last year because of the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre.
The president presented the National Medal of the Arts to graphic designer Milton Glaser; architect Maya Lin; soprano Jessye Norman; Charleston, S.C., Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.; conductor Michael Tilson Thomas; composer John Williams; actress/dancer Rita Moreno; and painter/sculptor Frank Stella. Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and filmmaker Clint Eastwood were also named recipients of the honor but were not at the White House for the ceremony, which also honored the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the School of American Ballet.
The National Humanities Medal was awarded to Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel; historians Robert A. Caro, Annette Gordon-Reed, David Levering Lewis and William H. McNeill, as well as White House speechwriter Theodore Sorensen; former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Philippe de Montebello; and philanthropist Albert H. Small.
In a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Obama said the arts and humanities "enrich the mind, and nourish the soul, and strengthen the character of this country."
"They bring us joy," he said. "They bring us understanding and insight. They bring us comfort in good times and, perhaps especially, in difficult times in our own lives and in the life of our nation."
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 27 (UPI) --
Bluegrass legend Arthel "Doc" Watson was in critical condition following colon surgery at a hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., his representative said.
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When he bowed out of actively campaigning to capture the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said he wasn't interested in disrupting the party's national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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UPI horoscopes for Sunday, May 27, 2012.
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