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Lance rejects French offer to retest samples

Oct. 1, 2008
The French anti-doping authority proposed that Lance Armstrong agree to retesting of his 1999 urine samples to see whether a French newspaper was right when it reported they contained traces of EPO.
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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