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Favre Nearly Perfect Through 3 vs. Pack

Oct. 5, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An amped up Brett Favre was nearly perfect in the first three quarters against his former team, throwing for 242 yards and three touchdowns to help the Minnesota Vikings to a 28-14 lead after three quarters over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.
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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