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Man Charged In Killing Of Anti-Abortion Activitst

Sep. 11, 2009
Authorities have charged a 33-year-old man with killing two people in a town 70 miles north of Detroit, and say the man intended to kill a third person. One of the victims was an anti-abortion activist shot in front of students and teachers at a local high school.
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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