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    George Bush Was Afraid that Harry Potter Was Real

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 1:16PM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: news, fiction, books, medal of freedom, matt latimer, george bush, harry potter, j.k. rowling

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    Bob Dylan, My Story

    MAY 31, 2012 2:13PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: forever young, music, boomers, sex drugs and rock n roll, readapted but it's worth repeating isn't it?, dylan and bruce stringsteen, dylan and barack obama, medal of freedom, news, wish you were there but you'd have to be well over 50 now, true story, bob dylan on the beach

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    Writing Less to Make it More

    MAY 30, 2012 10:28PM

    By Firechick


    Topics: toni morrison, medal of freedom, struggles, i am not worthy

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    Our Real Great American Novelist

    MAY 16, 2012 10:41AM

    By David Biddle


    Topics: fiction, toni morrison, great american novel, medal of freedom

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    John Hope Franklin (1915-2009): Fighter for Justice

    MARCH 26, 2009 3:44PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: african american history, african americans, american historians, american history, brown v. board of education, civil rights, civil rights movement, dr. john hope franklin, duke university, historians, history, integration, john hope franklin, martin luther king, martin luther king jr., medal of freedom, montgomery bus boycott, naacp, national association for the advancement of colored people, oklahoma, selma to mongomery march, tulsa riot, tusla race riot, university of oklahoma, books, news

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    Undeserved: Obama's Prize, Peres' Medal, Sarsak's Detention

    JUNE 14, 2012 9:04AM

    By Watching Frogs Boil


    Topics: sarsak, mahmoud sarsak, mahmoud al sarsak, shimon peres, medal of freedom, barack obama, nobel peace prize, indefinite detention, war crimes, war criminals, ndaa, ndaa 2012, bushbamney, fascism, fascists, kleptocracy, occupy wall street, ows, vvv pr, israel, palestine, gaza

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    Billie Jean King Receives Nation's Highest Honor

    AUGUST 12, 2009 12:53PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: billie jean king, tennis, women's tennis, medal of freedom, barack obama, white house

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