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Fruit-toting truck flips on I-210 near Pasadena

Jun. 17, 2009
A tractor-trailer truck filled with produce overturned and spilled fruit and fuel on Interstate 210 near Pasadena, forcing the shutdown of all eastbound lanes of the freeway and promising traffic troubles well into morning rush hour. California Highway Patrol...
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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