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Crawford accepts new backup role with Hawks

Sep. 28, 2009
Jamal Crawford, a starter through most of his nine years in the NBA, says he's ready for a new role as a backup with the Atlanta Hawks. Crawford averaged 19.7 points with the New York Knicks and Golden State last season. The 29-year-old Crawford has started...
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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