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Fed program backs $12B in consumer loans in July

Jul. 10, 2009
A government program intended to spark lending to consumers and small businesses at cheaper rates supported nine deals worth a total of roughly $12 billion this month, down about 27 percent from June's total. Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
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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