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Bush v. Gore Foes Join to Fight California Gay Marriage Ban

May. 27, 2009
David Boies and Theodore B. Olson, opposing lawyers in the 2000 recount to fight Proposition 8, citing equal protection and due process.
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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