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Pat Summitt

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This week's book list: Women's History Month

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POSTSCRIPT'D - This is the final full week of Women’s History Month, so every book on our Hit List is a celebration of women: women who have lived extraordinary lives and women who have made extraordinary contributions to history...
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Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to author Toni Morrison during a ceremony on May 29, 2012 in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The award is the country's highest civilian honor. (AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN)

Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats Tuesday, including rocker Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni Morrison...
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Nobel Prize winning author and honoree Toni Morrison speaks on stage during the Brooklyn Museum's Sackler Center First Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on April 18, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Toni Morrison to receive Medal of Freedom

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor a diverse cross-section of political and cultural icons — including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn, basketball coach Pat Summitt and rock legend Bob Dylan...
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Toni Morrison to receive Medal of Freedom

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The first female secretary of state, a former astronaut, and a musical pioneer are among this year's recipients of the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor...
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Summitt: It has been a 'great ride' at Tennessee

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A relaxed and smiling Pat Summitt said it's been a "great ride" and it is the right time for her to step down after coaching the Tennessee Lady Vols for nearly four decades...
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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt talks with Chamique Holdsclaw on the bench as Holdsclaw ices her knees in the final minutes of their game against Florida at the SEC women's tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Friday, Feb. 26, 1999. Tennessee defeated Florida, 92-80, to advance to the semifinal round of the tournament. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Chamique Holdsclaw pays tribute to Pat Summitt

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OPEN LETTER - That's because in my mind, no matter how old I get, no matter what your title says, and no matter where you sit on the sideline, you will always be Coach Summitt to me. Not Pat, not Patricia, but my Coach Summitt...
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Pat Summitt steps down as Tennessee coach

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KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - The most successful coach in women's college basketball is stepping down...
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Tenn. basketball coach has early onset dementia

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(AP) - The winningest coach in women's basketball just wants to focus on getting Tennessee back on top...
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