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Federal prosecutors fight to use evidence against Barry Bonds

Jun. 1, 2009
Federal prosecutors are urging an appeals court to let them present evidence against Barry Bonds that a trial court judge tossed from his perjury trial.
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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