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Injured veteran tells students to never give up, living freedom is his thanks – Video

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Wounded in Afghanistan, retired Army Sergeant Michael Beeson tells students at Northeastern High School to never give up when told you can #39;t recover and how they can thank a veteran and fight...

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The Heat discusses the NSA, CIA and press freedom with journalist James Risen – Video

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James Risen is the New York Times reporter who broke the story about the secret warrantless wiretapping program by America #39;s National Security Agency. Now he is under pressure by the government.

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RasTafari Freedom from Sexual Sins, Sex Demons & Guilty Conscience? I & I Rabbi & Priest Levi – Video

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N.J.’s Meryl Streep to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Here's one honor Meryl Streep has never been accused of hogging: President Obama is awarding the multiple Oscar-winning actress, a Summit native, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Obama today named the 19 recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor and will present the awards at the White House on Nov. 24. Streep, who graduated from Bernards High School, holds the record for the most Oscar nominations in history, 18, and has won three times, most recently in 2012 for "The Iron Lady."

The 2014 class includes fellow cultural treasures, including influential Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim (Streep is starring in the upcoming film adaptation of Sondheim's "Into the Woods"), actress, author and social activist Marlo Thomas, and soulful singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. A posthumous award will be given to choreographer Alvin Ailey.

Included in the roll of those who have made "especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors" are: writer Isabel Allende; newsman Tom Brokaw; physicist Mildred Dresselhaus; legislator John Dingell, the longest-serving Congressman in American history; human rights and environmental activist Ethel Kennedy; Native American writer and activist Suzan Harjo; and Abner Mikva, a former Congressman and chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Also: Patsy Takemoto Mink, a Hawai'ian congresswoman, the first woman of color elected to Congress, and a co-author of Title IX; Edward Roybal, the first Mexican-American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from California in nearly a century; professional golfer Charles Sifford, who helped desegregate the PGA; economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow; and James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, the Freedom Riders who were killed in Mississippi in 1964 for attempting to register African-American voters.

Vicki Hyman may be reached at vhyman@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @vickihy. Find NJ.com/Entertainment on Facebook.

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By Kevin Liptak, CNN

updated 6:38 AM EST, Tue November 11, 2014

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Washington (CNN) -- The longest-serving lawmaker in U.S. congressional history, a legendary Motown artist, and the matriarch of a renowned political family will be among this year's recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House announced Monday.

Rep. John Dingell, Stevie Wonder and Ethel Kennedy are three of the nineteen Americans who Obama will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon later this month.

Dingell has served nearly 60 years in Congress representing a district outside Detroit. He'll retire at the end of this session. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar for his fusion of soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. And Kennedy, who is the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, became an activist for human rights and the environment after her husband's death.

Other honorees this year include Meryl Streep, the prolific actress known for holding the most Oscar nominations of any actor in history. She stars this winter in "Into the Woods," the musical composed by Stephen Sondheim, to whom Obama will also award the Medal of Freedom on November 24.

Tom Brokaw, the former "NBC Nightly News" anchor, will be honored as well, alongside actress Marlo Thomas, golfer Charles Sifford and author Isabel Allende.

The other medalists are scientist Mildred Dresselhaus; Native American activist Suzan Harjo; former Reps. Abner Mikva of Illinois and Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii; and economist Robert Solow.

Five awards will be delivered posthumously: to "Freedom Summer" civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner; to the well-known choreographer Alvin Ailey, who founded the namesake dance company; and to Rep. Edward Roybal, the founder of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

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Stevie Wonder, Meryl Streep to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Stevie Wonder and Meryl Streep are no stranger to awards ceremonies.

The Motown legend has won 22 Grammys, an Oscar, and a Kennedy Center Award for his blend of reggae, blues, soul and rock. For her part, Ms. Streep has received the most Oscar nominations of any American actor: 18, winning three times. She also has won eight Golden Globes, two Emmys, two BAFTAs, and a Kennedy Center Award.

Now, both icons need to clear a little space on the mantel for a new award: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The actress and singer-songwriter are among the 19 people President Obama will bestow with the highest civilian honor on Nov. 24 at the White House.

Mr. Obama announced this years recipients from Beijing on Tuesday, where he is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum.

Obama has been a long-time admirer of Mr. Wonder, whom the White House called one of the worlds most gifted singer-songwriters in a press release announcing the medalists.

"If I had one musical hero, it would have to be Stevie Wonder," Obama told Rolling Stone magazine about the Songs in the Key of Life songwriter in 2008, when he was still candidate Obama.

Composer Stephen Sondheim, perhaps best known for the musicals Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods, is also one of this years honorees. (In a bit of serendipity, Streep is starring this Christmas in the film adaptation of Woods, Sondheims look at what happens after the happy ever after in fairy tales.)

The awards recognize "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." President Truman first established the Medal of Freedom in 1945 to honor civilian achievements during World War II. It was revived and its scope was expanded by President Kennedy in 1963.

This year's recipients include former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw; Ethel Kennedy; actress Marlo Thomas; author Isabel Allende; golfer Charles Sifford, who helped desegregate the PGA; scientist Mildred Dresselhaus; and retiring Rep. John Dingell (D) of Michigan, the longest serving congressman in US history.

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Tom Brokaw, Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder Awarded Medal of Freedom

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President Barack Obama named 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Monday. NBC News' Tom Brokaw, Meryl Streep and Stevie Wonder were among those named to receive the nation's highest civilian honor.

Obama said in a statement, "I look forward to presenting these nineteen bold, inspiring Americans with our Nations highest civilian honor. From activists who fought for change to artists who explored the furthest reaches of our imagination; from scientists who kept America on the cutting edge to public servants who help write new chapters in our American story, these citizens have made extraordinary contributions to our country and the world."

The White House awards ceremony is Nov. 24.

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Ex-Illinois congressman to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Abner Mikva, a five-term congressman for Illinois who also served in all three branches of the federal government, was one of 19 Americans awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

"I'm just overwhelmed by the award," Mikva said when reached by phone Monday, the day the White House announced the winners. "It's the highest award that a civilian can imagine getting. I'm very awed by the company I'm in. I'm very awed by the former judges who have received it people like John Paul Stevens and Patricia Wald, Judge (Henry) Friendly. These are great names in the law."

This year's winners also include author Isabel Allende; journalist Tom Brokaw; musician Stevie Wonder; golfer Charles Sifford; physicist, materials scientist and electrical engineer Mildred Dresselhaus; and actress Meryl Streep. The awards will be presented at the White House on Nov. 24.

Mikva, 88, was elected in 1956 to the first of five consecutive terms in the Illinois General Assembly, according to his biography on the website for the Mikva Challenge, a civic and leadership organization for youths he helped found in 1997 with his wife, Zoe.

Abner Mikva said the highlight of his career was his time in Congress, where he was first elected in 1968 and served five terms that included stints on the Judiciary Committee and the Ways and Means Committee, according to the Mikva Challenge website.

"When I was in Congress, it was fun. It was productive. I was young. I did a lot of things while I was in Congress I feel proud of," Mikva said.

President Jimmy Carter appointed Mikva to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, according to his site, where he served for 15 years, the last four as chief judge.

"I had a lot of fun in the court," Mikva said."I have had a lot of fun in my life."

After serving as White House counsel for President Bill Clinton, Mikva said, he returned to Chicago, where he taught at the University of Chicago for several years and worked as senior director of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic.

A native of Milwaukee, Mikva has called Chicago home ever since he attended law school at the U. of C., where his wife earned a master's degree, he said. The couple raised three daughters here, Mary Mikva, a judge; Laurie Mikva, a commissioner on the Illinois Court of Claims; and Rachel Mikva, a rabbi and professor at the Chicago Theological Seminary.

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Streep, Wonder, Brokaw to receive Presidential Medals of Freedom

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Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder and Tom Brokaw are among the latest Americans tapped to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama has announced.

The performers and former NBC anchor will join 16 others at the White House on Nov. 24 for a ceremony marking their achievements. The medal is the highest honor granted to civilians in the U.S. and honors contributions to U.S. security, world peace and cultural achievement.

"From scientists who kept America on the cutting edge to public servants who help write new chapters in our American story, these citizens have made extraordinary contributions to our country and the world," Obama said in a statement from Beijing, where the president was traveling for an economic summit.

Musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim and actress Marlo Thomas will also receive the award. Choreographer Alvin Ailey, who died in 1989, will receive the medal posthumously. So will former Rep. Edward Roybal of California, who founded the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Those being honored include slain civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, who were killed during their work in an historic voter registration effort in Mississippi in 1964.

Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving congressman in American history, will receive the award, as will Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former Sen. Robert Kennedy. Native American activist Suzan Harjo and former Reps. Abner Mikva of Illinois and Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii are also on the list.

Other recipients include author Isabel Allende, scientist Mildred Dresselhaus, golfer Charles Sifford and economist Robert Solow.

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