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Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens to receive Medal of Freedom, Trump says
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What happenedFormer MLB pitcher Roger Clemens to receive Medal of Freedom, Trump says.
The headline splitThe Hill frames it as "Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens to receive Medal of Freedom, Trump says". UPI frames it as "Trump says Roger Clemens to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom".
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CenterFormer MLB pitcher Roger Clemens to receive Medal of Freedom, Trump says
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Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens to receive Medal of Freedom, Trump says
President Trump said he will award controversial baseball legend Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying the honor is a “big step up” from the MLB’s Hall of Fame — which has...
