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DRAG RACING / Fiscal crisis hits the legends

sfgate.com
Jul. 25, 2009
Judging from the crowds at Infineon Raceway for this weekend's FRAM Autolite Nationals, it would be hard to believe there's a recession going on. There were about 25,000 drag racing fans for Saturday's final qualifying sessions, and attendance is down just...
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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