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Could Hershey Make a Play for Cadbury?

Sep. 11, 2009
Chocolate maker Hershey is reluctant to join the fight for Cadbury, but it has a lot to lose if it lets Kraft win
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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