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Blagojevich: Words on FBI tape out of context

Sep. 8, 2009
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says his words on FBI wiretap tapes have been taken out of context and will vindicate him when played in their entirety, but he still worries about the possibility of going to prison. In a telephone interview with The...
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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