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Hero Dog Saves Hiking Owners From Mountain Lion (VIDEO)

May. 6, 2009
Hoagie the mixed lab defended his owners from a mountain lion when they were all hiking in the Santa Ana Mountains in California. The dog fought off the lion and they all escaped, but the dog was severely injured. UPDATE: DID HOAGIE START THE FIGHT? The guardians of truth at the Los Angeles Times...
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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