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Facebook on its way to being social superpower

Aug. 15, 2009
Facebook was born in 2004 as a way for college students to connect with friends. But what does the Palo Alto social media giant want to be when it grows up? Similar to how Microsoft, Google and Apple have inserted themselves into users' everyday lives,...
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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