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Lions QB Orlovsky to make second straight start

Dec. 15, 2008
The winless Lions are sticking with quarterback Dan Orlovsky.
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COL FB: Connecticut 29, Pittsburgh 17

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Dan Orlovsky threw for 237 yards and Cornell Brockington ran for 187 yards and a score Thursday night to give Connecticut a 29-17 win over Pittsburgh.

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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