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Friends, family gather to honor ex-boxing heavyweight champ Greg Page

May. 4, 2009
Greg Page was a champion inside and outside the ring, and his legacy will save other boxers from the devastating injuries that left him partially paralyzed the past eight years.
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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