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Court absolves school officials of responsibility in student's suicide

Jun. 1, 2009
Federal appellate court says Ontario-Montclair School District officials acted appropriately in disciplining four students who skipped school to attend a rally. One student killed himself. Ontario-Montclair School District officials acted appropriately in disciplining four students who skipped...
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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