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Bush Signs Rescue Bill After House Vote

Oct. 3, 2008
President Bush signed the $700 billion rescue package shortly after the House reversed itself and adopted the plan for the Treasury to intervene in financial markets.
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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