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Monica Seles faces stabbing as inducted to International Tennis Hall of Fame

Jul. 11, 2009
Monica Seles was enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Newport's grass courts Saturday. She was the world's No. 1 women's player for 178 weeks overall and a winner of nine Grand Slam singles titles.
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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