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Mother of marine in Mexico drug raid slain

Dec. 23, 2009
Gunmen early Tuesday killed the mother and three other relatives of a marine who died in the shootout last week that claimed the life of one of Mexico's top drug lords, authorities said. The attackers burst into the family home in Tabasco state shortly after...
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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