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MOVIE REVIEW: 'Extract'

Sep. 4, 2009
Mike Judge has carved out an odd little niche for himself in feature films. On the one hand, his cult classic "Office Space" takes a blowtorch to the idiocy of upper management, defending white-collar cubicle dwellers from the tyranny of TPS reports and time sheets and a cadre of bosses...
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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