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Obama vows to end military's policy on gays

Oct. 11, 2009
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE President Obama promised gay and lesbian activists Saturday he would repeal a ban on gays in the military, rebuking complaints he has not honored his promises to fight for equal rights. "I will end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' That's my commitment to you," Mr. Obama...
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Obama's wife, daughters join him in France

PARIS, June 6 (UPI) -- The D-Day anniversary in France has become a family trip for U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and the couple's two children.

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Google in deal to use AFP news, photos

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- Agence France-Presse said Friday it signed a licensing agreement giving Google Inc. the right to post the French agency's news and photos on the search engine.

BBC correspondent said kidnapped in Gaza

GAZA, March 12 (UPI) -- Palestinian police sources say BBC correspondent Alan Johnston has been kidnapped in the Gaza Strip by unknown assailants, a report says.

Cambodia, Mitsui sign oil, gas project

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 16 (UPI) -- The Cambodian National Petroleum Authority and Japanese firm Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have signed an oil and gas joint venture project.

French news service sues Google

WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- Agence France-Presse is suing Internet search engine giant Google Inc. for allegedly reproducing and displaying copyrighted content without permission.

Reporter pleads for help in Iraq video

BAGHDAD, March 1 (UPI) -- A French journalist who disappeared two months ago in Iraq is seen in a new videotape pleading for help.
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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