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Obama home from whirlwind Ghana trip

Jul. 12, 2009
President Barack Obama is back home after a whirlwind visit to Ghana. He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base early Sunday morning, soon after midnight. Before departing, Obama addressed residents of Ghana at the airport in the capital of Accra. He said the trip...
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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