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Congress To Subpoena White House Party Crashers

Dec. 9, 2009
Lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee voted Wednesday to authorize issuance of subpoenas to compel Tareq and Michaele Salahi to answer questions about the Nov. 24 incident. The couple has said they will invoke their Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions.
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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