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Internal report clears Obama, staff in Blagojevich matter

Dec. 23, 2008
An internal report compiled by the Obama transition team concludes that neither President-elect Barack Obama nor his aides -- including incoming Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel -- had any "inappropriate" contacts with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or Blagojevich's staff.
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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