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Macy's CEO says more local focus will help results

May. 15, 2009
Macy's chief executive says the department store company has accomplished much despite the difficult retail economy. Earlier this week, Macy's reported a larger first-quarter loss than it had in the same period a year ago. On Friday, CEO Terry Lundgren told...
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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