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Harley-Davidson exits sport bikes; 3Q profit drops

Oct. 15, 2009
With motorcycle sales still sluggish, Harley-Davidson Inc. said Thursday it is leaving the sport-bike market in a strategy to focus on its core lineup of heavyweight bikes. The decision to discontinue its Buell motorcycle line and sell its recently acquired...
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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