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Man pleads not guilty to ringing doorbells nude

Aug. 13, 2009
A San Francisco man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he rang doorbells while naked and fled from San Mateo County sheriff's deputies while wearing only tennis shoes. Peter Allen Steele, 38, entered the pleas Tuesday in San Mateo County Superior Court....
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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