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Danish cartoonist hid in 'panic room'

Jan. 2, 2010
Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard hid in a "panic room" as a man wielding an ax and knife cracked the glass in his home's front door, police say.
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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