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Trump May Pardon Muhammad Ali For Resisting The Vietnam Draft

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President Trump, who received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War, said on Friday that he is considering issuing a pardon to legendary boxer and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali, whose conviction for refusing to be inducted was already overturned by the Supreme Court more than four decades ago.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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Muhammad Ali Will Be The Subject Of A New Ken Burns Documentary

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Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has a new project: the late great boxer Muhammad Ali.

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The Marine Who Became A Legend After He Broke Ali’s Jaw

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Kenneth Howard Norton was a single dad, living in Los Angeles, caring for his son, and struggling to make ends meet. He got up early every morning to run, then make breakfast for his son, Ken Norton Jr., before heading to the Ford plant where he worked, only to punch out of one job, and literally punch into the other. Norton was a fighter, in more ways than one.

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