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Iran opposition figure plans a new political group

Jul. 22, 2009
Defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi says he hopes to 'lay the groundwork for a large-scale social movement.' Iran's main opposition figure announced today that he would create a political organization to bolster the protest movement stemming from the disputed reelection of...
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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