Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal

They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.

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Congressman drops effort to honor Tiger Woods

A California congressman is dropping his effort to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal.

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Heart surgeon receives high honor

Famed heart surgeon Michael DeBakey can add Congressional Gold Medal to his long list of honors.

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Borlaug Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

President Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday to agriculture scientist Norman Borlaug, whose work on high-yield, disease-resistant varieties of wheat is credited with starting the "Green revolution" and alleviating starvation in India and Pakistan in the 1960s.

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Tallahassee, Florida - They had to pay their own way to Texas to take training. They received no military benefits and were trained with secondhand equipment. Thirty-eight of them lost their lives - and their fellow pilots had to take up collections to ship their bodies home.

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A hero of mine cannot march today, as she lost her life while flying for the Army years ago. Since then, many have fought hard for recognition for her supreme sacrifice. It's been overdue.

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When Mabel tragically died while flying her Air Force plane, she became a member of an even smaller and more elite group of women. Mabel was one of just 38 women pilots that died while serving in WWII.

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Chinese police and soldiers have clashed with Buddhist monks in several towns in Tibet during a crackdown on celebrations to mark the award of a US congressional gold medal to the Dalai Lama last week.

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He he, IN YOUR FACE, CHINA! America makes good twice in one week...First, the Nobel prize for Gore. Then, Bush partially redeems himself with this act of good karma. There's hope......

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China has stepped up a row with the US over its decision to award the Dalai Lama one of its highest honours, by summoning the US ambassador to protest.

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The Dalai Lama received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor that can be given to a civilian, at today's meeting in Washington with President Bush and other members of Congress.

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WASHINGTON -- Risking China's ire, official Washington heaped honor and praise on the Dalai Lama on Wednesday, with President Bush bestowing on him one of the nation's highest civilian awards -- the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Chinese officials warned the United States not to honor the Dalai Lama, saying a planned award ceremony for the Tibetan spiritual leader would have "an extremely serious impact" on relations between the two countries.

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The United States' highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Metal, will be presented on Wednesday to the Dalai Lama.

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At Wednesday's ceremony, Congress will present the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest civilian honor. President Bush will attend the ceremony. This will be the first time a sitting U.S. President will appear with the Dalai Lama at a public event.

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