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Honduras lifts curfew 2 weeks after military coup

Jul. 12, 2009
Honduran authorities on Sunday lifted a curfew imposed since the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago _ a sign the interim government is trying to restore normality to life in the crisis-gripped country. In a nationally broadcast announcement, the...
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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