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After long negotiations, USOC Network to debut '10

Jul. 7, 2009
After more than two years of negotiations, the U.S. Olympic Committee is ready to introduce a network devoted solely to Olympic sports. Details about the "U.S. Olympic Network" will be unveiled Wednesday, though a person familiar with the negotiations told...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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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