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Man charged in attempt on Dutch royals

Apr. 30, 2009
Dutch police have charged a man with trying to attack the royal family today after he crashed a car near a bus carrying Queen Beatrix and her family. Four people were killed and 13 injured in the Dutch town of Apeldoorn, about 45 miles east of Amsterdam, a police spokeswoman told CNN. The crash...
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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