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GOP Grabs Governor's Seats In Va., N.J.

Nov. 3, 2009
As ballots were cast for state and local races across the nation, Republicans scored the two biggest prizes of the night. Bob McDonnell is Virginia's new governor-elect, while former federal prosecutor Chris Christie defeated incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey. President Obama...
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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