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Bob Dylan to Get Presidential Medal of Freedom

Pat Summitt, Toni Morrison also among this year's honorees

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 26, 2012 4:41 PM CDT

(Newser) – Bob Dylan will get the nation's highest civilian honor later this spring, reports Bloomberg. Dylan, 70, will be one of 13 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He's already got scores of Grammys, an Oscar, and a Pulitzer, and the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog can't help but wonder: Is a Nobel next?

Other recipients this year include John Glenn, Pat Summitt, Madeleine Albright, Toni Morrison, Shimon Peres, and the Supreme Court's John Paul Stevens. The Los Angeles Times has the full list, along with brief bios.

Bob Dylan performs during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in January.
Bob Dylan performs during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in January.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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COMMENTS
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HMunster
Apr 27, 2012 6:19 AM CDT
Bob Dylan receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom?  Everybody Must Get Stoned!...
baba
Apr 27, 2012 12:00 AM CDT
WTF IS BAB DYLAN?
Sterling_Archer
Apr 26, 2012 10:05 PM CDT
awards mean nothing in this day and age.  We have a President who continues illegal wars while being awarded the Nobel Peace prize. 
 

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