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Motor sport / Franchitti claims pole in Richmond

Jun. 27, 2009
Dario Franchitti hasn't lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn't so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night in Virginia. "The car was understeering off of (turn) two and it was probably oversteering out of four, so it...
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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