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Dodd to retire from Senate

Jan. 6, 2010
Sen. Chris Dodd plans to retire, sources tell CNN. Dodd recently has been considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election in 2010.
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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