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Bobby Allison says Carl Edwards wrong about restrictor plates

Apr. 27, 2009
The driver whose spectacular crash was responsible for restrictor-plate racing at Talladega Superspeedway doesn't agree with Carl Edwards that NASCAR needs to change the rules to prevent a death at that track.
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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