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Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol suiting up for Spain in European Basketball Championship

Jul. 3, 2009
Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will play for Spain in September in the European Basketball Championship.
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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