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F.D.I.C. to Consider Ways to Replenish Deposit Fund

Sep. 18, 2009
Bank regulators will meet at the end of the month to explore options to replenish the dwindling fund that safeguards bank deposits, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said.
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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