1.0 link 155435 <![CDATA[Bush Chooses Uribe, Blair, Howard For Medal Of Freedom]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/bush-chooses-uribe-blair-_n_155435.html WASHINGTON &mdash; President George W. Bush is giving the nation's highest civilian award to three foreign leaders who have been among his most loyal partners on the world stage, particularly in the Iraq war.

Bush is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and to two former leaders: former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Bush is conferring the prestigious award on his friends in an East Room ceremony on Jan....

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