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Alaska's soon-to-be governor shares Palin's values

Jul. 26, 2009
After Sean Parnell becomes Alaska's governor on Sunday, he's promised to push many of Sarah Palin's higher profile initiatives, like the natural gas pipeline. "We share the same core values," he said while noting their personalities are different. That fact...
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Republican Palin elected Alaska gov.

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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