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In South Korea, Freed U.S. Journalists Come Under Harsh Criticism

Aug. 21, 2009
South Korean rights advocates, bloggers and Christian pastors say the two reporters needlessly endangered North Korean refugees and the activists who help them.
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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