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China to Stay the Course on Currency, Wen Says

Dec. 27, 2009
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China struck a defiant note on exchange rate policy, saying the government would not give in to foreign demands that it let the renminbi rise in value.
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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