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Costa Rica doesn't dawdle against U.S.

Jun. 4, 2009
Alvaro Saborio scored 79 seconds in, the second-fastest goal the U.S. has allowed in a World Cup qualifier, and Costa Rica coasted to a 3-1 victory Wednesday night in San Jose, Costa Rica. "We were under pressure from the start and we didn't control 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