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Fiat Nearing a Deal for Chrysler Stake

Jan. 19, 2009
Fiat is nearing a deal to take a 35 percent stake in Chrysler and begin selling small cars in the United States.
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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