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McCartney to give Mets' home its first show

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Jun. 3, 2009
Paul McCartney, whose Beatles gave Shea Stadium its first concert in 1965, will inaugurate the New York Mets' new home, Citi Field, with two shows next month, promoters said.
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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