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Los Angeles fire chief to retire

May. 28, 2009
Douglas Barry, Los Angeles' first black fire chief, has announced his retirement. Barry, chief since September 2007, said Thursday he will leave the department on Aug. 30. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa chose Barry to lead the Fire Department after his...
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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