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McCain stumping in must-win Ohio as Obama returns to Iowa

Oct. 31, 2008
As the presidential campaigns enter their final days, Sen. John McCain on Friday will kick off a bus tour of the must-win state of Ohio, while his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, returns to Iowa, the state that was the springboard for his presidential campaign.
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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