Obama to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16

Friday, July 31, 2009

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people, including political ally Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, tennis legend Billie Jean King and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.

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