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Blast kills 20 during prayers at Iran mosque

May. 28, 2009
An explosion rocked a mosque in southeastern Iran on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding at least 55, the Iranian news agency Fars reported.
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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