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Lions QB Stafford gets teasing and praise

May. 21, 2009
Matt Stafford has gotten the hazing this week that any No. 1 pick would expect from his veteran teammates. The Detroit Lions quarterback also has gotten something more important: their respect. "I've never been on a team where we drafted a quarterback in the...
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Lions place Warren on injured reserve

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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