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After Apologies, Simpson Is Sentenced to at Least 9 Years for Armed Robbery

Dec. 6, 2008
O.J. Simpson was sentenced for his role in a 2007 robbery of two collectibles dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals 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. UPI/Kevin Dietsch