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Gun Rights Expansion Fails in Senate

Jul. 22, 2009
The Senate turned aside a provision that would have allowed gun owners with valid permits from one state to carry concealed weapons in other states.
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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