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Walesa Wins Liberty Medal at Independence Hall
Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is named first recipient of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal with a $100,000 prize for his role in sparking democracy. The award will be presented to his wife Danuta and son Yaroslaw on July 4, with We the People 2000 chair Willard G. Rouse III announcing the ceremony.
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