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GREEN & GLOVER: Who's got power?

Oct. 15, 2009
Power powwow How does one measure power in a city known as the world's political powerhouse? Joules or watts won't cut it, but how about asking the power players themselves at GQ's 50 Most Powerful People in D.C. soiree? Politico White House reporter Mike Allen surveyed the scene of merrymakers...
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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