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Inconsistent Lakers Hope for Hot Start in Game 7

May. 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Western Conference semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets appears to come down to a simple question.
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NBA: Los Angeles Lakers 97, Houston 78

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Horry expects to become free agent

LOS ANGELES, June 30 (UPI) -- Veteran forward Robert Horry of the Los Angeles Lakers plans to start looking for work this week.
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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