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Leno's Best Bloopers Of The Past 17 Years (VIDEO)

May. 26, 2009
Jay Leno has been the host of the "Tonight Show" since 1992 and over the past two decades he and his team have accrued some pretty embarrassing moments. Leno's producers compiled and aired them last night as part of his last week as host of the program. As of June 1, Conan O'Brien will...
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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