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Honolulu auditor: Contracts complied with law

Oct. 26, 2009
Honolulu City Auditor Les Tanaka has determined the awarding of three commuter train project contracts complied with procurement laws. Two of the contracts, worth a combined $96 million, went to New York-based engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff. The third,...
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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