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Gunman sought after Las Vegas Strip casino heist

May. 1, 2009
Police are looking for a gunman who robbed a cashier at one of Las Vegas' biggest hotel-casinos before dawn and rode away on a motorcycle. Officer Bill Cassell says no injuries were reported after the 4:42 a.m. Friday robbery at the MGM Grand. A hotel...
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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