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Construction begins on busy North Las Vegas road

Jul. 7, 2009
The North Las Vegas Public Works Department has started construction on Losee Road to improve traffic flow in the core of the city. The project includes repaving and re-striping the road from Lake Mead Boulevard to Alexander Road, as well as making...
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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