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Gypsy spirit infuses Bregovic's life, music

Jun. 14, 2009
Goran Bregovic calls Gypsy music "a metaphor for that part of the soul that defies gravity." That sense of being transported describes the effect he has on fans - not only on his former Yugoslavian countrymen, who are able to dance and celebrate their shared...
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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