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Let The Tiger Woods Booking Wars Begin

Dec. 21, 2009
Tiger Woods will have to come out of seclusion at some point, and when he finally does, his first TV interview will be a major get. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik describes the frenzied angling among producers and anchors desperate to get Tiger on their network.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. golfer Tiger Woods will continue to construct a first class golf course in Dubai, HotelierMiddleEast.com reported Wednesday.

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Tiger Woods out until Match Play

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Despite rumors Tiger Woods would return to play at the Nissan Open, the U.S. golfer's Web site said he will wait until the Match Play Championship.

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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods posted a final-round, 5-under 66 Sunday to win the Target World Challenge as he wound up at 16-under-par 268.

Tiger Woods to marry Swedish girlfriend

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Golf superstar Tiger Woods has become engaged to his long-time Swedish girlfriend, a Swedish newspaper reported Friday.

Nike reacts to Woods decision

PORTLAND, Ore., July 29 (UPI) -- In the wake of a decision by Tiger Woods, Nike wasted little time in trying to defuse a budding controversy.

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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