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GM says it will stop making medium-duty trucks

Jun. 8, 2009
General Motors says it will stop making medium-duty trucks by July 31 because it was unable to find a buyer for the operations. The company says in a statement that it will wind down production of the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC Topkick trucks after searching...
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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