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Mets Are Hoping Bobby Parnell Will Bring the Heat

Mar. 9, 2009
The Mets like Robert Parnell in the bullpen, but he needs to learn how to more quickly get his fastball in gear.
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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