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Lawmakers want vote on Obama war plan

Dec. 1, 2009
Four lawmakers said Tuesday that Congress should have a vote on President Obama's Afghanistan war plan before any more troops are sent there. Sen. Russ Feingold, Wisconsin Democrat and one of the Hill's most vocal opponents of sending more troops, also said he would attempt to block funding for...
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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