This was a grass roots campaign among Cardinal Nation all summer and today Pres. Obama called Stan The Man to tell him he's being awarded the Presidential Medal Of Freedom.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_cb1cb8c0-f270-11df-9786-0017a4a78c22.html
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"The cat is the most ruthless, most terrifying of animals." - Spock in the "Catspaw" episode of ToS Season 2.