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FANNIE plans bonuses of up to $611K for 4 execs... Developing...

Mar. 18, 2009
FANNIE plans bonuses of up to $611K for 4 execs... Developing...(First headline, 1st story, link)Related stories:AIG boss asks bonus recipients to return half the cash...Hedge Funds May Get AIG Bailout Cash...VIDEO: Taxpayers Gather In Cities To Protest Spending, Growing Debt...WIRE: Obama May...
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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