Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipients

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/08/president-obama-names-presidential-medal-freedom-recipients

Among the recipents were President Bill Clinton, Oprah Whinfrey and 14 more

[Mnemosyne]

1. Ernie Banks! Great ballplayer! My grandfather would tease my grandmother that Ernie was her cousin,

my grandmother, a Banks, was raised in a horribly racist home and would go almost apoplectic when he did. Granddad, who played in the 1920's minor leagues, didn't have a racist bone in his body, but loved to get them going.

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2. Glad to see Daniel Inouye recognized.

Gloria Steinem too.

[cilla4progress]

3. I fear the Republicans have reduced Mr. Obama

to a mere ceremonial role.