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Late-Night Jokes Of The Week: Blago, Obama And Oprah (VIDEO)

Jan. 31, 2009
This week, Obama got down to business, Oprah turned 55, and the world was blanketed in Blago. From Jay Leno: A couple...
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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