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Lakers lead the Nuggets by 13 points at halftime

May. 29, 2009
After Denver seizes the momentum early in the second quarter, Coach Phil Jackson calls a timeout, puts Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum back into the game and L.A. takes control from there for a 53-40 advantage. As soon as the momentum began to shift just enough early in the second quarter, Lakers...
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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