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Merkel calls for strong deal on climate

Nov. 3, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Tuesday in a speech to Congress, exhorting the world to "overcome the walls of the 21st Century" and reach a deal to combat global warming. Frequently interrupted by robust...
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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