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Jobless Rate Hits 8.5% After 663,000 Jobs Lost in March

Apr. 3, 2009
It was the 15th consecutive month of job losses and the unemployment rate reached its highest level in a quarter-century.
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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