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In Brouhaha Over Bomber Release, LibyaHolds Powerful Bargaining Chip

Aug. 24, 2009
Anger over the release of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi rumbles on. Was the allure of Libyan oil and gas too much for British officials to resist?
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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