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Mexico's violence now grips prez's home state

Jul. 15, 2009
The home state of Mexico's president has become a flashpoint of violence in the country's war against drug cartels. In the latest incident, 12 bodies of federal police officers were found on the side of a remote highway. Since President Felipe Calderon took office in 2006, more than 10,000 people...
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Mexican gunmen kill four policemen

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Bush honors fallen police officers

WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) --
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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