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Obama picks Republican as envoy to China

May. 16, 2009
President Obama today nominated Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to be his ambassador to China -- a move that the Republican said was a bit of a surprise. A national co-chairman of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, Huntsman said he didn't expected "to be called into action by the person...
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Utah gov. seeks west primaries

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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