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Bush urges foreign nations to support free trade

Nov. 22, 2008
President George W. Bush, faced with a dwindling number of days in office, worked Saturday at his final world summit to keep a virulent economic crisis that started in the U.S. from triggering protectionism across the globe.
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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