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Ex - First Boston CEO to Run UFL's NY Football Team

Jun. 8, 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United Football League named on Monday the former head of First Boston Corp as the owner of its New York team, ahead of the American football league's October launch.
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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