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Main challenger in Iran election protests results

Jun. 13, 2009
The main challenger in Iran's presidential election called for all counting of ballots to halt because of what he called "blatant violations." Chief rival Mir Hossein Moussavi was predicted to do well against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Friday's election, but Ahmadinejad...
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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