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Busiest U.S. Border Crossing Closed After Shooting

Sep. 23, 2009
Three people were shot and injured after federal agents fired shots at three vans filled with illegal immigrants whose drivers tried to storm past inspectors at the San Ysidro Port of Entry and enter the U.S. without stopping, officials said. A fourth person was injured when one van crashed.
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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