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Airlines' on-time performance up in August

Oct. 2, 2008
U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in August, compared with the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Thursday. JetBlue Airways had the worst on-time performance in August, while Hawaiian Airlines had the...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch