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Leonard Ends Drought With His First Victory in a Ryder Cup Match

Sep. 21, 2008
Despite his 45-foot birdie putt that gave the U.S. its last Ryder Cup victory in 1999, Justin Leonard is an unlikely first-day hero at the 2008 matches.
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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