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Icelandic Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, Would Be World's First Gay PM

Jan. 27, 2009
Icelandic Social Affairs Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir would be the world's first openly gay leader if she becomes...
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Iceland to name openly gay prime minister

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- An Icelandic political party says it will name an openly gay government minister to the post of interim prime minister.
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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