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Favre Breaks Record With 283rd Consecutive Game

Dec. 6, 2009
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre set an NFL record by playing in his 283rd consecutive game Sunday night.
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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