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Chrysler to ask judge to approve GMAC agreement

May. 11, 2009
Chrysler LLC will ask a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to allow General Motors Corp's lending arm to take over making auto loans for Chrysler's customers and dealers. Chrysler two weeks ago said its lending arm, Chrysler Financial, would no longer provide...
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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