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GOP Rift Evident In N.Y. House Seat Race Shake-Up

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Nov. 2, 2009
After resigning from the race, Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava endorsed Democrat Bill Owens. Her resignation and its circumstances signal a division in the GOP between moderate and conservative Republicans.
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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