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Favre hears boos everywhere he turns at Lambeau

Nov. 1, 2009
(11-01) 13:38 PST Green Bay, Wis. (AP) -- This sure wasn't the reception Brett Favre used to get at Lambeau Field. Favre was booed loudly when he and the Minnesota Vikings took the field for their first offensive series Sunday, and there were...
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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