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Obama taps Schapiro for SEC, source says

Dec. 18, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama will announce Mary Schapiro as his nominee to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission at a news conference Thursday, according to a senior Democratic official.
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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