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Journal Register settles Conn. tax claim

Jul. 24, 2009
Newspaper publisher Journal Register Co. has reached a proposed settlement with Connecticut officials in which the company will pay $11 million to settle claims for income taxes. The deal comes as a federal bankruptcy judge in New York earlier this month...
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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