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High winds to bring fire danger to Bay Area

Oct. 9, 2008
Red-flag fire warnings will be in effect starting tonight as gusty, dry winds blow through the Bay Area. The fire weather watch is expected to last until Saturday night in San Francisco, the North Bay, the East Bay, Monterey Bay area, the Santa Cruz Mountains...
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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