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Investigators Review Data From Jet

Dec. 23, 2008
Investigators were reviewing data from a Continental Airlines jet to determine if a bumping and rattling noise played a role in the decision by pilots to abort the takeoff.
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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