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Friend of rape victim blasts school over safety

Oct. 29, 2009
When a girl disappeared from a high school homecoming dance, her friends thought she'd gone home early. But the next day, they learned of an alleged gang rape. The school is to blame, one friend says.
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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