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Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn Awarded Medal of Freedom

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-waiting-for-mine dept.

3l1za writes ""President Bush on Thursday announced the recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award." Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn -- for their design of "the software code used to transmit data over the Internet" -- are among those to be honored next Wednesday. "

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  1. Unfortunate it wasn't sooner by suso · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I find it less impressive since its being given by Bush. I realize that its more than the president that desides who receives such an honor. But still, for them to receive a medal of freedom from such a tyrant is disheartening.