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Mexican Radio Journalist Found Dead in Acapulco

Jul. 30, 2009
ACAPULCO, Mexico, July 29 -- The body of a Mexican radio journalist was found beaten, gagged and partially buried in the resort city of Acapulco, police said Wednesday.
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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