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Air France Flight 447 fell intact into sea, French report

Jul. 2, 2009
A French investigator says Air France Flight 447 did not break up in flight but plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Terror links to 2 crash passengers probed

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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