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Experts see potential problems on Election Day

Oct. 29, 2008
The huge and potentially historic voter turnout expected next week is increasing the chances for Election Day problems, including long lines, confusion at the polls and delays in counting ballots. No one is predicting a repeat of the Florida meltdown of...
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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