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Chrysler president LaSorda to retire immediately

May. 1, 2009
Chrysler says its president and vice chairman, Tom LaSorda, is leaving the automaker immediately. LaSorda said Thursday when Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that he planned to retire, but a date wasn't set. Chrysler announced Friday that...
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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