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Medalists Spieth, Anderson Advance to USGA Finals

Jul. 24, 2009
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) -- Medalists Jordan Spieth of Dallas and Amy Anderson of Oxbow, N.D. scored semifinal victories to advance to the finals of the boys and girls USGA Junior Amateur championships on Friday.
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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