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Judge orders Schwarzenegger to halt state worker furloughs

Jan. 1, 2010
The court finds that the administration overstepped its authority in approving unpaid days off for thousands of employees in response to a budget shortfall. A spokesman says the governor will appeal. An Alameda County Superior Court judge Thursday ordered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt...
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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