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Obama makes Christmas calls to US troops

Dec. 24, 2009
President Barack Obama says he personally delivered a holiday message to a few members of the U.S. military. Obama says he wanted to wish the troops a merry Christmas and thank them for their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama made the calls before he and...
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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