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Fire crews battling blaze outside of Geyserville

Sep. 22, 2009
Nearly 400 firefighters have been rushed in to help battle a wildfire burning outside the Sonoma County community of Geyserville. A spokesman for CalFire says since the fire was reported around noon Monday, about 300 acres in a rugged area of thick forests...
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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