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MOTOR SPORTS / Briscoe edges Carpenter in Kentucky

Aug. 1, 2009
Ryan Briscoe slipped past Ed Carpenter in the final yards to win the IndyCar Kentucky 300 on Saturday night in Sparta. Briscoe's Penske Racing Honda had just enough momentum coming off the final turn to hold off Carpenter, winless in 94 career starts....
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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