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Monorail crash at Disney World kills driver

Jul. 5, 2009
A monorail train at Walt Disney World crashed into the back of another train early today, killing one driver, according to an amusement park spokesman and a witness interviewed by CNN. The witness said one monorail train rammed into the back of a stationary train. According to the witness, a...
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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