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Harry Shearer

Jun. 6, 2009
From 'The Jack Benny Program' to 'Spinal Tap' to 'The Simpsons,' he's done it all. So what's he going to do next? A little deep Googling reveals that a sizable hunk of what I've laughed at in American humor over the last 30 years bears the mark of Harry Shearer: On TV, "Saturday 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