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Monterey County homeless numbers up 71 percent

Jun. 23, 2009
The economic collapse is bumping up the homeless count in Monterey County, which has seen a 71 percent hike in the number of destitute during the past two years. The 2009 Homeless Census and Survey set for review Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors shows...
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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