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Birds rescued after oil spill freed in Berkeley

sfgate.com
Nov. 14, 2009
Fourteen birds rescued from last month's Dubai Star oil spill were released back into the wild on Friday, taking their first tentative swim in the bay waters in Berkeley before flying out of sight. The birds seemed reluctant to leave their pet carriers and...
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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