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Dow Slips a Bit as Investors Await Jobs Report

Dec. 2, 2009
Wall Street shares traded within a narrow range on Wednesday after a private report showed that job losses slowed last month, but not as much as expected.
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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