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Dodd says he has prostate cancer

Jul. 31, 2009
The Connecticut senator says the disease was caught at an early stage and he will have surgery in August. Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd said today that he has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and will have surgery in early August, but the prognosis is good and the illness...
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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