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Obama praises stimulus bill as it hits 100-day mark

May. 27, 2009
The president says the legislation has 'created or saved' nearly 150,000 jobs in the time since the bill was passed, tempering his remarks by saying, 'There are still too many Americans out of work.' When pundits and reporters set out to chart the progress of the Obama administration at 100 days,...
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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