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Lakers Reach Conference Final By Pounding Rockets 89 - 70

May. 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers finally saw off the under-strength Houston Rockets by crushing their opponents 89-70 on Sunday to advance to the Western Conference finals.
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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