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Different takes on frequent-flier programs

Oct. 22, 2008
Delta and Virgin America recently instituted potential game-changers for frequent-flier programs. Delta's new three-tier mileage-award program is now officially online, and Virgin America's new award schedule looks like one that the big airlines would do if...
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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