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Cal State officials call for student fee increase

May. 5, 2009
California State University officials said Tuesday they will ask its Board of Trustees to approve a 10-percent increase in student fees to help offset state budget cuts to the 23-campus system. Annual systemwide fees would rise to $3,354 for undergraduates, $...
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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