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Medal of Freedom

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is presented with a Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event May 29, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Poles outraged over Obama 'death camp' gaffe

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's prime minister said Wednesday he wasn't completely satisfied with a White House explanation that President Barack Obama misspoke when he referred to "Polish death camps" during a ceremony honoring a World War II hero, saying he wants a "stronger, more pointed" response....
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Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to author Toni Morrison during a ceremony on May 29, 2012 in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The award is the country's highest civilian honor. (AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN)

Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats Tuesday, including rocker Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni Morrison...
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Nobel Prize winning author and honoree Toni Morrison speaks on stage during the Brooklyn Museum's Sackler Center First Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on April 18, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Toni Morrison to receive Medal of Freedom

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor a diverse cross-section of political and cultural icons — including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn, basketball coach Pat Summitt and rock legend Bob Dylan...
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Toni Morrison to receive Medal of Freedom

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The first female secretary of state, a former astronaut, and a musical pioneer are among this year's recipients of the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor...
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Maya Angelou talks of 'courteous' Common

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theGRIO Q&A - Dr. Maya Angelou talks receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama, as well as her disapproval of the rapper Common's use of the n-word...
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African-American 'giants' more than meet Medal of Freedom standard

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OPINION - Collectively, Maya Angelou, John Lewis and Bill Russell represent the very best of the American spirit..
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Maya Angelou smiles as she greets guests at a garden party at her home Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Angelou, Lewis, Russell to win '11 Medal of Freedom

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will present the awards to the 15 honorees early next year...
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Obama honors Poitier, Lowery, Tutu and others

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President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 16 "agents of change" on Wednesday, highlighting their accomplishments as examples of the heights a person can reach and the difference they can make in the lives of others...
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