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Dear President Obama: What North Korea Might Say

Dec. 22, 2009
President Obama has written a secret letter to Kim Jong-il urging him 
to change his ways. Here's a look at how the 'Dear 
Leader' might respond
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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