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John Brennan withdraws name from consideration as CIA director

Nov. 26, 2008
Liberal groups opposed Barack Obama's top choice for the job. The move complicates his administration's efforts to have a smooth transition on intelligence matters. The leading candidate to be CIA director for President-elect Barack Obama withdrew from consideration Tuesday amid mounting...
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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