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Chrysler to restart 7 assembly plants

Jun. 17, 2009
Chrysler Group LLC says it will resume making vehicles at seven of its North American factories starting June 29. All the company's factories were shut down May 4, shortly after it went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company confirmed that...
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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