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	Philadelphia Liberty Medal awarded to Colin Powell
		PHILADELPHIA -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was awarded the 2002 Philadelphia Liberty Medal yesterday for his leadership in the war on terrorism, his efforts in the Middle East and his concern for human rights.
		Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street called Powell "a warrior for peace, a warrior for justice," and said his leadership after the Sept. 11 attacks has made "a profound difference" in the lives of all Americans.
		The Liberty Medal was established in 1988 to honor individuals or organizations whose actions represent the founding principles of the United States.
	www.post-gazette.com /nation/20020705libertymedal6.asp (671 words)

	AEGiS-Reuters: Annan Equates AIDS Battle to U.S. Fight for Liberty
		PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan used the 225th birthday of the United States on Wednesday to equate the global fight against AIDS with the struggle for liberties enshrined in the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
		Annan, who received the Philadelphia Liberty Medal during a Fourth of July ceremony, said the world would face an unprecedented catastrophe unless nations moved quickly to thwart the AIDS pandemic that has already infected 36 million people and orphaned 30 million children.
		Annan was awarded the Liberty Medal and its $100,000 cash prize for his work to promote political freedoms around the globe, including the "unalienable rights" to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness contained in the Declaration of Independence.
	www.aegis.com /news/re/2001/RE010704.html (789 words)

	Karzai accepts ‘04 Liberty Medal for leadership - World News - MSNBC.com
		PHILADELPHIA - Hamid Karzai, the U.S.-backed leader of Afghanistan who took over after the Taliban regime was ousted in 2001, accepted the Philadelphia Liberty Medal on Sunday at a ceremony at Independence Hall.
		The award, first presented in 1989, is given each July 4 by the nonprofit, nonpolitical Philadelphia Foundation to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom.
		Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street, before presenting the medal, said the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and other recent events have led Americans to understand the importance of promoting democracy worldwide.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5364758 (416 words)

	ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING 3-4 JULY VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA
		In the early evening the Secretary-General met with a delegation from the Ga-Adangbe Association of Philadelphia, whose members are nationals of Ghana. They discussed the AIDS crisis in Africa and how this group of professionals could help in the fight against the epidemic.
		In his acceptance speech, the Secretary-General said that "the bonds between the United States and the United Nations are strong and rooted in a common vision of freedom and opportunity for all men and women, regardless of frontiers" (see Press Release SG/SM/7877).
		At the ensuing Liberty Medal press conference, he answered many questions on the proposed Global AIDS and Health Fund and said that with a recent $200 million pledge from Japan, the Fund already had some $900 million.
	www.un.org /news/Press/docs/2001/sgt2288.doc.htm (245 words)

	U.N. Leader/Tyrant Gets Liberty Medal In Philadelphia-Home of Declaration On 4thJuly!SICK! mytitle [Free Republic] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Philadelphia INQUIRER America's Independence Day is an inspiration to those for whom liberty remains a struggle, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday as he accepted the prestigious Liberty Medal.
		The Philadelphia Liberty Medal was established in 1988 by a group of Philadelphia civic and business leaders on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Independence of the United States.
		The Liberty Medal is awarded to the recipient on July 4 every year in the plaza of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b44f99104e0.htm (3991 words)

	Afghan president accepts Philadelphia Liberty Medal
		PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The president of Afghanistan said he would use the $100,000 prize from the Philadelphia Liberty Medal to support Afghan children orphaned by years of war.
		The award, first presented in 1989, is given each July 4 by the not-for-profit, nonpolitical Philadelphia Foundation to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom.
		Before presenting the medal, Philadelphia Mayor John Street said the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and other recent events have led Americans to understand the importance of promoting democracy worldwide.
	www.showmenews.com /2004/Jul/20040705News011.asp (256 words)

	Transcript: Powell Remarks on Receipt of Philadelphia Liberty Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 13 previous recipients of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, from Lech Walesa to Kofi Annan, have done so much to extend the blessings of liberty, prosperity and peace to people all across the world.
		I gratefully accept the Liberty Medal, not as a reward for any service I have rendered, but as a symbol of the service I yet owe to our wonderful country.
		For if in the world today there is a common threat to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it is terrorism.
	japan.usembassy.gov /e/p/tp-so0197.html (2361 words)

	PCVB.ORG - For Immediate Release
		Philadelphia (June 28, 2005)...Viktor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine, whose courageous fight for free and fair elections inspired millions in his country and around the world and led to the end of a corrupt government, has been named the recipient of the 2005 Philadelphia Liberty Medal by its distinguished International Selection Commission.
		Professor Martin Meyerson, Chairman, since the Medal’s inception, of its International Selection Commission and President Emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania, said, “President Yushchenko’s courageous leadership in guiding the “Orange Revolution” is reminiscent of the heroism of Vaclav Havel in Czechoslovakia and is likely to inspire other freedom-seeking, democracy-loving people.
		The Liberty Medal administrator, The Philadelphia Foundation, was established in 1918 as Southeastern Pennsylvania's community foundation.
	www.pcvb.org /pressroom/view_article.asp?ID=559 (784 words)

	Registan.net » Karzai in Philadelphia
		It was absolutely beautiful in Philadelphia yesterday and far from crowded in the city in the morning.
		Philadelphia’s Afghan community was well-represented, and the one photo that I truly wish I’d been able to get was of an elderly Afghan man wearing traditional clothing and carrying one of the American flags that were given free to the crowd.
		This historic and remarkable document…was based on basic, yet fundamental, beliefs of the founding fathers of America…that “God intended Man to be free!” That “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…”were inalienable rights, granted by God to all men…rights that must not be taken away.
	www.registan.net /index.php?p=3797 (874 words)

	President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to Receive 2004 Philadelphia Liberty Medal
		The Philadelphia Liberty Medal, established in 1988, honors an individual or an organization from anywhere in the world that has "demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation." It is administered by the non-profit, non-political, Philadelphia Foundation, the region's foremost community foundation.
		Professor Martin Meyerson, Chairman of the Medal's International Selection Commission and President Emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania, said, "The Philadelphia Liberty Medal has always been awarded to world leaders of great courage, vision, and faith in the future.
		He joins a distinguished roster of other Liberty Medal winners who have truly championed freedom and democratic values for the benefit of their nations and the world." President Karzai was born in the village of Karz, Kandahar, Afghanistan in 1957.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-26-2004/0002182192&EDATE= (409 words)

	WCCO: Hamid Karzai Awarded Liberty Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Before presenting the medal, Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street said the Sept. 11 attacks and other recent events have led Americans to understand the importance of promoting democracy worldwide.
		Last year's medal ceremony was marred by a 650-pound frame that toppled during the dedication ceremony for the National Constitution Center, slightly injuring five people and narrowly missing the guest of honor, O'Connor.
		Afghan President Hamid Karzai was awarded the Philadelphia Liberty Medal at America’s birthplace, Calvin Hughes reports.
	www.wcco.com /topstories/topstories_story_187092713.html (321 words)

	e-Ariana - Todays Afghan News
		Craig Lewis, Chairman of The Philadelphia Foundation—which administers the Philadelphia Liberty Medal—commented, "Like some very famous Americans who met in Philadelphia more than two centuries ago, President Karzai has pledged his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor to a cause and a country in which he deeply believes.
		The Philadelphia Liberty Medal honors an individual or an organization from anywhere in the world that has "demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation." Six former recipients of the Liberty Medal have subsequently won the Nobel Peace Prize.
		Some of the past recipients of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal include: former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1990; South African Presidents F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela in 1993; Czech President Václav Havel in 1994; the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, in 1995 and; United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2001.
	www.e-ariana.com /ariana/eariana.nsf/allDocs/140F60A725002F9387256EC500470356?OpenDocument (361 words)

	Office of the City Representative
		The prestigious Philadelphia Liberty Medal award, administered by Greater Philadelphia First, is presented during this program.
		Created by the Office of the City Representative, the Philadelphia College Festival is the City of Philadelphia's official student orientation and retention event.
		Philadelphia Mummers Parade – Staging area is Front to Fifth and Market streets; parade travels east on Market Street to City Hall, around City Hall to North Broad Street.
	www.phila.gov /commerce/rep/cse/special.htm (883 words)

	CNN - Mitchell says peace will prevail in N. Ireland - July 4, 1998
		PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania -- (CNN) - The peace process in Northern Ireland could take a major step forward if political leaders can reach a compromise to prevent a Protestant march planned for Sunday from turning into a bloody confrontation, George Mitchell, a key architect of the Northern Ireland peace talks, said on Saturday.
		The former U.S. senator made the statement after he received the $100,000 Philadelphia Liberty Medal, given by civic and business leaders, and awarded for the past 10 years on Independence Day to those who show leadership in the pursuit of liberty.
		Mitchell oversaw 22 months of peace negotiations, which led to a peace accord that was agreed by participating parties in April, and then endorsed in two separate votes both north and south of the Irish border in May.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/europe/9807/04/liberty.medal (476 words)

	dailypennsylvanian.com - Karzai receives Phila. Liberty Medal from mayor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hamid Karzai, the current president of Afghanistan, accepted the 16th annual Philadelphia Liberty Medal on July 4 from the Philadelphia Foundation.
		I salute the Liberty Medal Commission on its selection for 2004 and, with all Philadelphians, look forward to welcoming President Karzai to our city on the Fourth of July," Street said, according to a Philadelphia Foundation release.
		Karzai is the 16th recipient of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, which has been presented every Fourth of July in Philadelphia since 1989.
	www.dailypennsylvanian.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2004/07/08/40ecd094d2e09 (481 words)

	Karzai Accepts Philadelphia Liberty Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hamid Karzai, the U.S.-backed leader of Afghanistan who took over after the Taliban regime was ousted in 2001, accepted the Philadelphia Liberty Medal at a July 4 ceremony at Independence Hall.
		The medal's $100,000 prize will go to support Afghan children who have been orphaned in the recent conflicts, said Karzai, cloaked in a ceremonial hat and a traditional green and purple Afghan cloth.
		Last year's medal ceremony was marred when missing bolts and improperly attached ribbons led to the collapse of a giant frame at the July 4 opening of the National Constitution Center.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1165574/posts (706 words)

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		The medal acknowledges Annan's "role in promoting peace, social justice and economic development," spokesman Fred Eckhard said.
		The award dates from 1987, the bicentennary of the US constitution, and Annan will receive it in Philadelphia's Liberty Hall, where the 1776 Declaration of Independence and the constitution were adopted.
		This will be the first donation to the global fund, "which is expected to cover a good portion of the 7-10 billion dollars required annually to deal with AIDS worldwide," he added.
	www.aegis.com /NEWS/AFP/2001/AF010514.html (382 words)

	PND News - Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko to Receive 2005 Philadelphia Liberty Medal
		Established in 1988 on the two-hundredth anniversary of the U.S. Constitution and administered by the Philadelphia Foundation, the Liberty Medal honors an individual or organization from anywhere in the world that has "demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation."
		Yushchenko was born in 1954 in the Sumy region of northeastern Ukraine.
		Eventually, the Ukranian Supreme Court overturned the results of the election, and Yushchenko was elected president in a subsequent run-off with Yanukovych.
	www.fdncenter.org /pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=110900029 (408 words)

	UNHCR - Philadelphia Liberty Medal Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		From the earliest times, this land has given sanctuary to those fleeing religious persecution: the Quakers who settled in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley; the Puritans who came to New England, the Catholics from Ireland, the Jews who fled the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal.
		Two years ago, Nelson Mandela and F. de Klerk received here the Liberty Medal for their role in creating a non-racial and democratic South Africa.
		As we celebrate 219 years of American independence, I call upon the American people and government to provide the leadership to create a better, safer world where the ideals of liberty and equality can be pursued by all, and people will no longer be forced to flee.
	www.unhcr.ch /cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.htm?tbl=ADMIN&id=3ae68fc814&page=ADMIN (2186 words)

	Pocono Record Online: Leader who triumphed over Taliban recognized (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hamid Karzai, the U.S.-backed leader of Afghanistan who took over after the Taliban regime was ousted in 2001, accepted the Philadelphia Liberty Medal at a July 4 ceremony at Independence Hall.
		Street and H. Craig Lewis, president of the Philadelphia Foundation, compared Karzai to the Founding Fathers of the United States for his resolve, dedication and suffering in the name of democracy.
		Previous Liberty Medal winners include Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and Sandra Day O'Connor and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
	www.poconorecord.com /local/fxp65165.htm (384 words)

	University Wire: Afghanistan president receives Philadelphia Liberty Medal from mayor@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		(Daily Pennsylvanian) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Hamid Karzai, the current president of Afghanistan, accepted the 16th annual Philadelphia Liberty Medal on July 4 from the Philadelphia Foundation.
		The ceremony was part of Philadelphia's weeklong celebration of "America's birthday in America's birthplace," which ran from June 27 to July 4.
		The medal, which was accompanied by a $100,000 grant, was presented to Karzai by Mayor John F. Street in front of Independence Hall.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:96236287&refid=ink_tptd_np (171 words)

	O'Connell Street (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams and Protestant party leader David Trimble, whose refusal to speak directly to each other was just one example of the obstacles Mitchell had to overcome, both credited him with moving the process forward despite walk-outs, dismissals and innumerable outside distractions.
		Mayor Ed Rendell will present the medal to Mitchell in a ceremony outside Independence Hall on July 4, the highlight of the week-long "Welcome America!" celebration.
		The Philadelphia Liberty Medal is underwritten by Unisys Corporation, and designed and created by Bailey, Banks and Biddle.
	www.oconnellstreet.com /mitch3.htm (641 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Freedom rings and fireworks thunder as Americans party for the Fourth of ...
		The leader of war-torn Afghanistan got a Philadelphia Liberty Medal to mark Fourth of July observances around the nation, and a 20-ton granite cornerstone was laid for the planned Freedom Tower at the site of the World Trade Center.
		At Independence Hall, Hamid Karzai, the U.S.-backed leader of Afghanistan who took over after the Taliban regime was ousted in 2001, was awarded the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, given each July 4 by the nonprofit, nonpolitical Philadelphia Foundation to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom.
		Relatives of some of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks gathered in New York City for the placing of the 20-ton slab of New York state granite as the cornerstone of the skyscraper that will replace the destroyed World Trade Center towers.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040704-1232-fourthofjuly.html (610 words)

	Air Force music rings in July 4th celebrations in Philadelphia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		07/05/01 - PHILADELPHIA (AFPN) -- It was a red, white and blue day for the musicians in the Air Force Band of Mid-America as they performed in three national events in front of Independence Hall during the nation's 225th birthday celebration here.
		After a short break, the band prepped for the 13th annual presentation of the Philadelphia's Liberty Medal, an international award given to someone whose work reflects the essence of the founding fathers' ideals for liberty.
		The band was a key player for three national events marking the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
	www.af.mil /news/Jul2001/n20010705_0914.asp (855 words)

	President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan Accepts 2004 Philadelphia Liberty Medal
		PHILADELPHIA, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency, Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, and leader of its efforts to unite and rebuild, accepted the 2004 Philadelphia Liberty Medal and its accompanying $100,000 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia today as a focus of the city's Fourth of July celebration.
		President Karzai's speech give at Independence Hall today follows: Statement by His Excellency President Hamid Karzai Upon the Occasion of the Acceptance of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 4, 2004 Mayor and Mrs.
		About The Philadelphia Foundation Established in 1918 as Southeastern Pennsylvania's community foundation, the $225 million Philadelphia Foundation manages more than 600 charitable trust funds that have been established by caring people in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-04-2004/0002204639&EDATE= (990 words)

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