Total public debt subject to limit April 23 11,126,833 Statutory debt limit 12,104,000 Total public debt outstanding April 23 11,184,923 Operating balance April 23 288,931 Interest fiscal year 2009 thru February 148,762 Interest same period 2008 198,518...
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