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Expecting to Play, Sheffield Instead Lands on the D.L.

Jul. 25, 2009
Gary Sheffield reported for work Saturday and said he was ready to play, but found his name on the reserves list only hours before the game 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