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Cain accepts being specatator

Jul. 13, 2009
Publicly, manager Bruce Bochy had left a crack in the door Saturday night for Matt Cain to pitch in Tuesday's All-Star Game. Privately, Bochy already had phoned NL manager Charlie Manuel to say Cain was a no-go. "Sometimes you have to take it out of the...
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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