Ellen, Diana Ross Among Recipients of 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom

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        Ellen, Diana Ross Among Recipients of 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Ellen, Diana Ross Among Recipients of 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Ellen, Diana Ross Among Recipients of 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom

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