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Ahmadinejad leads early election results

Jun. 12, 2009
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was leading in early results from Iran's presidential election, the election chief said. With almost 20 percent of ballots counted, election official Kamran Daneshjoo said Ahmadinejad was leading with 69 percent of the vote; the president's chief rival, Mir Hossain...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch