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Jon Stewart's Takedown of Betsy McCaughey

Aug. 21, 2009
McCaughey's approach to the health care debate tends to be less engaging than combative, stripped of nuance, and diverting. All of which makes her appearance last night on the Daily Show quite a ride to watch
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Canadian pilot dies in Montana crash

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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