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AP source: Obama to host Apollo 11 astronauts

Jul. 17, 2009
President Barack Obama will host the Apollo 11 crew on Monday, the 40th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon. A senior administration official confirmed the plans to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they had not yet been...
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Obama said to have meeting with Abbas

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic