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Historic vote on same-sex unions in Maine

Oct. 27, 2009
Maine voters will make history next month when they cast their ballots on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the state — one way or another. If they approve Question 1, the gay-marriage veto, it will mark the first time voters in a state have rejected a gay-marriage law that was...
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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