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D.C. passes same-sex marriage bill

Dec. 15, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: District of Columbia lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that allows same-sex marriages in the nation's capital. The D.C. Council passed the bill 11-2. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Democrat, is expected to sign the bill as early as tonight. The bill faces a 30-day congressional review...
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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