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Blagojevich, promoting book, denies wrongdoing

Sep. 8, 2009
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on a media blitz as his book hits the shelves. The book gives Blagojevich's view of the scandal that led to federal charges that accuse him of _ among other things _ trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat once held by...
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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