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Cadbury rejects Kraft merger plan

Sep. 7, 2009
British chocolate and candy maker Cadbury has rejected a 10.2 billion pound ($16.7 billion) offer from U.S. food giant Kraft to merge the companies, according to a statement released Monday.
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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