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Bill becomes hurricane, Claudette hits Florida

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Aug. 17, 2009
Bill became the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, but the storm remains far from land. Claudette became the first tropical storm to hit the U.S. mainland this year when it made landfall in the Florida Panhandle early this morning near the eastern end of Santa Rosa Island, southeast of...
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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