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MOTOR SPORTS / Reutimann: from win to pole

May. 30, 2009
David Reutimann ran a lap of 156.794 mph on Friday and captured the Sprint Cup Autism Speaks 400 pole at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, four days after he won his first career Cup race. The victory in the Coca-Cola 600 came after three rain delays at...
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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