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FAA probes report of planes colliding off SoCal

May. 18, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a report of a collision of two small planes off Southern California. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says a pilot reported seeing the collision about 5:45 p.m. Monday off Long Beach. Gregor says the FAA asked the...
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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