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Darfur activist groups want new envoy

Oct. 14, 2009
A coalition of U.S.-based Darfur groups calls on Obama to fire his special envoy for Sudan.
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U.N. official says Darfur effort in crisis

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U.N. says Darfur conflict stalling aid

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Food program for Darfur cut

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U.S. confirms Darfur peace accord

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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