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Iran authorities acknowledge voting irregularities

Jun. 23, 2009
Council will reportedly deliver a final verdict on the disputed presidential election by Wednesday. Meanwhile, a special court is being set up to try 'plotters and hooligans' involved in protests. Government authorities stepped up their crackdown on protesters Monday, as officials for the first...
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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