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Judge: Bidding on Obama suit maker to move ahead

Jun. 1, 2009
After a weekend of negotiating, a deal to purchase the Chicago-based company that has custom-made suits for President Barack Obama could move forward. A federal bankruptcy judge in Chicago on Monday approved a bidding process for Hartmarx Corp., which filed...
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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