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Czech president signs EU reform treaty

Nov. 3, 2009
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has signed the EU reform treaty, completing the ratification process of a charter designed to transform Europe into a more unified and powerful global player. Klaus, widely known as a Euro-skeptic, says he signed the Lisbon Treaty...
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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