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Obama calls for quick economic stimulus package

Nov. 7, 2008
He says if Congress and President Bush can't act before he takes office, it will be 'the first thing I get done' in the White House. President-elect Barack Obama today called on Congress and President Bush to pass an economic stimulus package as soon as possible, saying it would be "the...
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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