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Maldonado picked to be lieutenant governor

Nov. 23, 2009
For the second time in his political career, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger turned to talk show host Jay Leno to make a major announcement, this time nominating Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria (Santa Barbara County), as California's next lieutenant governor...
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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