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Obama fundraising close to $1 billion

Dec. 5, 2008
That includes money from his campaign, the national convention, his transition and his upcoming inauguration. As President-elect Barack Obama hosted a gala for some of his earliest and most loyal financial supporters Thursday evening, his aides released new information showing the magnitude of...
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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