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Bush to Sign Landmark US-India Nuclear Legislation

Oct. 8, 2008
President Bush plans to sign into law on Wednesday a bill that reverses three decades of U.S. policy and allows American businesses to enter India's multibillion-dollar nuclear market
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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