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Lincoln Memorial Concert Kicks Off Festivities

Jan. 18, 2009
Bruce Springsteen and Bono were headlining the concert, which kicked off three days of inaugural celebrations, but the real star was Barack Obama.
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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