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Last-Second Green Valentine's Day Guide

Feb. 12, 2009
OK, you put off getting something for Valentine's Day until the weekend, only to realize that V-Day is Saturday. No...
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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