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Lawyer for Canadian Detainee at Guantanamo Fired From Case

Apr. 5, 2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 4 -- A Navy lawyer who clashed with superiors over defense tactics for a Canadian detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired from the case, officials said Saturday.
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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