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Obama turning attention to struggling automakers

Apr. 30, 2009
President Barack Obama is ready to talk further about the struggling U.S. auto industry and what the government is doing to save it. Obama scheduled remarks at 12 noon EDT as Chrysler LLC nears a deadline of 11:59 p.m. Thursday to have deals in place with...
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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