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Congress reassures Pakistan on U.S. aid

Oct. 14, 2009
Congress moved Wednesday to soften opposition in Pakistan to the latest U.S. aid package over conditions to receive future assistance, including $7.5 billion for civilian reconstruction and job-creation projects over a five-year period. The bill itself has already been approved by Congress and is...
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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