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High-tech surveillance greets junior hockey fans in Tri-Cities, Washington

Oct. 13, 2008
At the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Western Hockey League crowds are scanned from afar for bombs and more. But this is only a test. The modest junior hockey arena in this small eastern Washington agricultural hub is an ideal gathering place for local families.
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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