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Mehserle trial headed to Southern California?

Nov. 3, 2009
State court officials have recommended Los Angeles and San Diego counties as possible sites for the murder trial of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle, sources said Tuesday. The state's Administrative Office of the Courts forwarded the suggestions...
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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