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This soldier, fromtheU.S. Army 4th Infantry, returns hometoColoradoas a result of President Obama’s directivetoreduceour troops in Iraq.
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After anearlyfatal gunshot wound, Representative GabrieleGiffordscontinues herdifficultrecovery.
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Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, a25-year-oldArmy staff sergeant whoserved in Afghanistan, is thefirst living recipientoftheMedalof Honor since 1976.
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AlaskaSenator l Murkowski is re-elected as awrite-in candidate.
President Obamasigns theExecutiveOrder ontheWhiteHouse InitiativeonEducational Excellencefor Hispanics tosupport educationissues intheHispaniccommunity.
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ABPoil rigexplosion triggersthebiggest
oil spill inU.S. history, releasingmorethanone hundredmilliongallons intotheGulf of Mexico.
Not l ong af t er Nor t h Kor ean leader KimJong II fires attheSouthKorean
island of Yeonpyeong, henames his youngest son as his successor.
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Individuals andbusinesses affectedby the Deepwater Horizon oil spill submit official claims for costs anddamages withtheGulf Coast Claims Facility.
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WikiLeoks/Diplomats
TheU.S. governmentis compromisedwhenJulian Assange’s WikiLeaks website publishes sensitive diplomatic cables discussing Pakistan, NorthKorea, IranandChina.
President Obamasigns H.R. 3590, thePatient Protectionand AffordableCareAct.The2,400-pagelawis aimedatimproving healthcarecoverageandloweringcosts.