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High-tech Mo. chess center prepares for match

Apr. 28, 2009
A state-of-the-art, high-tech chess center is awaiting two dozen of the nation's finest players, who are scheduled to descend on St. Louis next month for the country's most prestigious chess tournament. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis is...
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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