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Binge drinking suspected in death of teen, 16

May. 24, 2009
Orinda police are investigating the apparent binge-drinking death of a 16-year-old boy, who officials said died late Saturday after being found unconscious inside a house where an unsupervised party was being held. Joseph Loudon , a star athlete at Miramonte...
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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