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Barack Obama chokes up while presenting Ellen DeGeneres with Presidential Medal of Freedom - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter: ".@POTUS Barack Obama just awarded me the #MedalofFreedom. I hope it serves as an ID. I have no idea how I'm getting home.… https://t.co/kvmTVZk91L"
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President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to comedian Ellen DeGeneres, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. Obama awarded 21 medals to
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Obama awards Ellen DeGeneres highest American civilian honour in an emotional ceremony | The News Minute
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