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This week in Washington (23 images)

President Donald Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese and demonstrators rally for LGBT rights outside the Supreme Court among the highlights of the week in Washington, D.C., for the week of October 7, 2019.



President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese at the White House on Tuesday. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI
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Meese served as the 75th U.S. attorney general and presidential counsel under President Ronald Reagan. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI
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The award is America's highest civilian honor. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI
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Demonstrators are arrested as they block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments in three cases on LGBTQ discrimination protections on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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