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Mary Robinson
Aug 4 2009, Marco Villa

I recently wrote about how fmr. Irish President Mary Robinson will be awarded the highest civilian honor in the United States: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Such a medal is infrequently bestowed by the president. Personally, President Bush...

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