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Connecticut Huskies coach Jim Calhoun looking at future after recent reports

Apr. 4, 2009
Jim Calhoun says he will think about getting out of coaching because of "some things thrown around for the past couple of weeks" that have disappointed him.
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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