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Presidential Citizens Medal Winner: Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton of USC

“Each and every one of you are Stars” - Dr. Roberta Brinton to her STAR students. This morning The Examiner announced the winners of...
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Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center founder to be honored by President Obama with 2010 Citizens Medal

Myrtle Faye Rumph of Inglewood, California, founder of the Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, is one of the 13 winners of the 2010 Citizens Medal award...
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New Zealand massive earthquake causes widespread damage

In the early hours of Friday morning, a 7.0 earthquake destroyed and damaged buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, even though the epicenter was...
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Former American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino hospitalized after suicide attempt (Slideshow, Videos)

NORTH CAROLINA- Former “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino was admitted to Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville just before 9:00 pm...
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President Obama honors Mary K. Hoodhood for feeding hungry kids (Videos)

Mary K. Hoodhood from Grand Rapids, Mich., received the 2010 Citizens Medal from President Barack Obama on August 4, as one of 13 winners from over...
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Reader-response interview with 2010 Citizens Medal award winner Cynthia Church

A two-time breast cancer survivor of 19 years, Cynthia Church saw a need, became passionate about it, and earned a 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal...
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Reader response interview with 2010 Citizens Medal award winner Betty Chinn

Reader response interview with 2010 Citizens Medal award winner Betty Chinn Betty Chinn has been helping the homeless for over twenty years and was...
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Presidential Citizens Medal awarded to Betty Chinn for dedication to helping the homeless (video)

Presidential Citizens Medal awarded to Betty Chinn for dedication to helping the homeless (video) Betty Chinn is the type of American all should...
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Reader-response interview with Citizen Medal winner Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam

Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam has been a conservationist for over 50 years. She is the first conservationist to receive the Presidential Citizens...
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Video: Interviews with 2010 Presidential Citizens medalists

On Friday, the White House released interviews with the 13 Presidential Citizens Medal winners conducted after each received the award from...
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