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Calif. officials confirm 8th case of swine flu

Apr. 27, 2009
Public health officials say a seventh grader in Sacramento County is confirmed to have had the eighth case of swine flu in California. California Department of Public Health spokesman Al Lundeen said Monday that the boy already has recovered from mild...
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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