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London police 'steal' from unlocked cars

Aug. 26, 2009
British police are combing the upscale London neighborhood of Richmond, looking for things to steal. Scotland Yard said Tuesday that officers in the southwest London borough would be checking unlocked cars for precious items _ and sometimes taking them _ as a...
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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