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Crowley cites 'frank' talk with Obama, Gates

Jul. 30, 2009
President Barack Obama sat down for a beer at the White House Thursday night with a top African-American professor and the policeman who arrested him earlier this month. They were joined by a previously unannounced guest, Vice President Joe Biden.
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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